Transportation Security Officer
- Location
- Mesa, Arizona, United States
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Category
- Security Services
- Industry
- Security Services
- Salary
- $42,611 – $59,462 / year
- Openings
- 1
- Apply by
- 6 Nov 2026
About the role
The Transportation Security Administration is hiring Transportation Security Officers for Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa, Arizona, with many vacancies available. You will screen passengers, baggage and cargo using screening equipment and technology to identify dangerous objects, carry out searches and pat-downs when required, and control terminal entry and exit points. You will also give directions, answer public inquiries and stay focused in a stressful, noisy airport environment while following standard operating procedures. Full-time positions require 40 hours per week, and part-time shifts of generally 16 to 32 hours per week are also available, with shift work Sunday through Saturday. It is frontline national-security work that suits alert, calm and public-minded people. Pay is $42,611 to $59,462 per year. Applications close on 6 November 2026, but the announcement may close earlier if enough applications are received, and it is open to all U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals.
Requirements
Alert, calm candidates able to screen passengers, baggage and cargo, follow standard operating procedures, control terminal access and communicate clearly in a busy airport environment.
How to apply
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- You are taken to Transportation Security Administration, U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s own application page to send your application.
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