Transportation Security Officer
- Experience
- Entry level
- Location
- Joplin, Missouri, United States
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment type
- Part-time
- Category
- Security Services
- Industry
- Security Services
- Experience
- Entry level
- Salary
- $46,105 – $56,844 / year
- Openings
- 1
- Apply by
- 19 Nov 2026
About the role
The Transportation Security Administration is hiring Transportation Security Officers for Joplin Regional Airport in Missouri, with many vacancies available. You will operate screening equipment, search and screen passengers and baggage, control terminal entry and exit points, and assist travellers with directions and information, keeping a regional airport safe and welcoming. The work demands alertness, professionalism and composure in a busy public setting. Applicants must be 18 or older, hold U.S. citizenship or national status, be proficient in English, and pass an interview, drug screening, medical evaluation and background investigation; qualification is one year of security or aviation-screening-type experience or a high school diploma or GED equivalent. Part-time shifts generally run 16 to 32 hours a week. Note that this announcement may close before its published date if enough applications arrive, so early application is advised.
Requirements
Applicants must be 18 or older, hold U.S. citizenship or national status, be proficient in English, and pass an interview, drug screening, medical evaluation and background investigation; qualification is one year of security or aviation-screening-type experience or a high school diploma or GED equivalent.
How to apply
- Select Apply now.
- You are taken to U.S. Department of Homeland Security — Transportation Security Administration (Joplin Regional Airport)’s own application page to send your application.
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