Transportation Security Screeners build coordination, social perceptiveness and judgment and decision making skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Flight Attendants (83%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flight Attendants | 83% | $63,580 | −5% | None |
| 2 | Transit and Railroad Police | 79% | $90,230 | +35% | Certificate or associate |
| 3 | Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters | 78% | $78,000 | +17% | None |
| 4 | Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 77% | $58,170 | −13% | None |
| 5 | Subway and Streetcar Operators | 77% | $86,380 | +29% | None |
| 6 | Customs and Border Protection Officers | 75% | $76,210Pay for the broader BLS group “Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers” | Not compared | Certificate or associate |
| 7 | Correctional Officers and Jailers | 74% | $58,940 | −12% | None |
| 8 | Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators | 72% | $58,470 | −12% | None |
| 9 | Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | 72% | $59,050 | −12% | None |
| 10 | First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers | 72% | $55,940 | −16% | None |
Compared with Transportation Security Screeners, median $66,770. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as transportation security screeners (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
83% skill match · $63,580 · −5% pay
Technology Design · Service Orientation · Social Perceptiveness
79% skill match · $90,230 · +35% pay
Complex Problem Solving · Systems Analysis · Negotiation
78% skill match · $78,000 · +17% pay
Time Management · Systems Analysis · Operation and Control
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Flight Attendants (83% skill match, median $63,580), Transit and Railroad Police (79% skill match, median $90,230) and Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters (78% skill match, median $78,000), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 9 pay more than transportation security screeners at the median. The biggest increases: Air Traffic Controllers (+122%, $148,080), First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives (+59%, $106,040) and Transit and Railroad Police (+35%, $90,230).
17 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.