Occupation Atlasairport security officer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b00e9e89-fd8d-4655-b6a2-f58b17629473
airport security officer
Airport security officers interact with passengers to ensure smooth transition between areas of the airport, compliant with safety regulations. They perform searches of passengers, their ID and baggage in order to ensure safety and to prevent illegal activity.
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Job Zone
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- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCERealistic · Conventional · Enterprising — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.41
- C Conventional4.76
- E Enterprising2.88
- S Social2.64
- I Investigative2.29
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Security Guards (33-9032.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (16)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- airport safety regulations
- apply airport standards and regulations
- check official documents
- check travel documentation
- conduct airport safety inspections
- conduct airport security screening
- conduct frisk
- ensure compliance with airport security measures
- identify airport safety hazards
- identify security threats
- illegal substances
- perform body searches
- perform security checks
- report airport security incidents
- respond to enquiries
- use X-ray machines
Optional (23)
- apply knowledge of human behaviour
- apply self-defence
- carry out evacuation of airport in an emergency
- check implementation security plan
- conduct research interview
- detain offenders
- ensure compliance with policies
- ensure law application
- ensure public safety and security
- execute working instructions
- identify terrorism threats
- inspect cargo
- investigation research methods
- legal use-of-force
- maintain operational communications
- manage technical security systems
- perform risk analysis
- plan shifts of employees
- provide first aid
- train employees
- update procedure instructions
- use different communication channels
- write situation reports
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 16 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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