How to screen a carry-on bag
Careful X-ray review finds threats while keeping lines moving.
6 steps →How-to guides
Transportation Security Officer How-To Guides
Step-by-step guides to common transportation security officer tasks: the practical side of the job.
Common transportation security officer tasks
Step-by-step overviews of tasks transportation security officers perform regularly. Use them to understand the job, prepare for training or refresh your memory.
How to perform a pat-down professionally
Pat-downs must be thorough and respectful.
6 steps →How to handle a frustrated traveler
Calm professionalism keeps checkpoints safe and moving.
6 steps →Before you practice
Learn every core task
Our Transportation Security Officer training walks through these procedures and more, alongside vocabulary, safety and career-launch lessons.