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AI exposure Protective service

Will AI replace transportation security screeners?

Transportation Security Screeners. US occupation 33-9093.

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of the time transportation security screeners spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of transportation security screeners' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 346 of 756 US occupations. No AI use seen in the work yet, along with 410 other occupations.No handover started yet, along with 410 other occupations.

Average US job 7.7%

Among the least exposed jobs there are.Still waiting for liberation.

What AI already does for transportation security screenersWhat transportation security screeners no longer do alone

O*NET lists 26 tasks for transportation security screeners. None of them shows meaningful AI use at work yet.

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

26 of the 26 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Ask passengers to remove shoes and divest themselves of metal objects prior to walking through metal detectors.Core task
  • Challenge suspicious people, requesting their badges and asking what their business is in a particular areas.Core task
  • Check passengers' tickets to ensure that they are valid, and to determine whether passengers have designations that require special handling, such as providing photo identification.Core task
  • Close entry areas following security breaches or reopen areas after receiving notification that the airport is secure.Core task
  • Confiscate dangerous items and hazardous materials found in opened bags and turn them over to airlines for disposal.Core task
  • Contact leads or supervisors to discuss objects of concern that are not on prohibited object lists.Core task
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  • Contact police directly in cases of urgent security issues, using phones or two-way radios.Core task
  • Decide whether baggage that triggers alarms should be searched or should be allowed to pass through.Core task
  • Direct passengers to areas where they can pick up their baggage after screening is complete.Core task
  • Follow those who breach security until police or other security personnel arrive to apprehend them.Core task
  • Inform other screeners when baggage should not be opened because it might contain explosives.Core task
  • Inform passengers of how to mail prohibited items to themselves, or confiscate these items.Core task
  • Inspect carry-on items, using x-ray viewing equipment, to determine whether items contain objects that warrant further investigation.Core task
  • Inspect checked baggage for signs of tampering.Core task
  • Monitor passenger flow through screening checkpoints to ensure order and efficiency.Core task
  • Notify supervisors or other appropriate personnel when security breaches occur.Core task
  • Patrol work areas to detect any suspicious items.Core task
  • Perform pat-down or hand-held wand searches of passengers who have triggered machine alarms, who are unable to pass through metal detectors, or who have been randomly identified for such searches.Core task
  • Provide directions and respond to passenger inquiries.Core task
  • Record information about any baggage that sets off alarms in monitoring equipment.Core task
  • Search carry-on or checked baggage by hand when it is suspected to contain prohibited items such as weapons.Core task
  • Send checked baggage through automated screening machines, and set bags aside for searching or rescreening as indicated by equipment.Core task
  • Test baggage for any explosive materials, using equipment such as explosive detection machines or chemical swab systems.Core task
  • Watch for potentially dangerous persons whose pictures are posted at checkpoints.Core task
  • Locate suspicious bags pictured in printouts sent from remote monitoring areas, and set these bags aside for inspection.
  • View images of checked bags and cargo, using remote screening equipment, and alert baggage screeners or handlers to any possible problems.

How that compares

Among the 21 protective service occupations, transportation security screeners rank 21. The group averages 1.2%, and its most exposed job is Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers at 12.3%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

Level with 0.0%

  1. 346Traffic Technicians 0.0%
  2. 346Transit and Railroad Police 0.0%
  3. 346Transportation Inspectors 0.0%

What this does and does not mean

Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.

A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.

Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.