Transportation Security Officer

Transportation Security Administration; Hayden (CO); On-site; USD 51,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Transportation Security Administration seeks Transportation Security Officers in Hayden, CO to protect travelers and airports. The role involves operating screening equipment, performing searches, and controlling access points with courteous professionalism.

The position offers a salary range of $50,716 to $62,528 per year, with locality pay and a sign-on bonus up to $10,000. Applications close on 2026-09-24, and duties include maintaining safety in busy transport environments.

Responsibilities

• Operate screening equipment to identify dangerous objects in baggage and passengers.
• Conduct passenger searches and bag inspections as required.
• Control terminal entry and exit points and interact with the public.
• Maintain composure in stressful environments to ensure safety.
• Apply risk-based screening protocols and SOPs.

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Transportation Security Administration
• Department: Department of Homeland Security

Transportation Security Officers are responsible for providing security and protection of travelers across all transportation sectors in a courteous and professional manner. Their duties may also extend to securing high-profile events, important figures and/or anything that includes or impacts our transportation systems.

Key Responsibilities

Salary Information: The salary range for Hayden, CO (HDN - Yampa Valley Airport) is $50,716 to $62,528 or $24.30 to $29.96 per hour and includes locality pay of 17.06%, and a retention incentive of 10% of adjusted pay that is unique to this duty location. The continuation of the incentive portion of this hourly rate is contingent upon annual approval and funding.

Sign-on Bonus: The Transportation Security Administration is offering a sign-on bonus of up to $10,000 for this location; paid out in two installments during the first 12 months of service. The amount of the airport's sign-on bonus is subject to change or elimination based on operational needs, however, any applicable sign-on bonus amount will be communicated and agreed upon during the final job offer process.

This Transportation Security Officer position is located in Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). As a Transportation Security Officer (TSOs) within Security Operations (SO), you will provide security and protection of air travelers, airports and aircraft in a courteous and professional manner.

Duties may include but are not limited to: Operating various screening equipment and technology to identify dangerous objects in baggage, cargo and on passengers, and preventing those objects from being transported onto aircraft. Performing searches and screening, which may include physical interaction with passengers (e.g., pat-downs, search of property, etc.), conducting bag searches and lifting/carrying bags, bins, and property weighing up to 50lbs.

Controlling terminal entry and exit points. Interacting with the public, giving directions and responding to inquiries.

Maintaining focus and awareness while working in a stressful environment which includes noise from alarms, machinery and people, crowd distractions, time pressure, and disruptive and angry passengers, in order to preserve the professional ability to identify and locate potentially life threatening or mass destruction devices, and to make effective decisions in both crisis and routine situations.

Engaging in continuous development of critical thinking skills, necessary to mitigate actual and potential security threats, by identifying, evaluating, and applying appropriate situational options and approaches. This may include application of risk-based security screening protocols that vary based on program requirements.

Retaining and implementing knowledge of all applicable Standard Operating Procedures, demonstrating responsible and dependable behavior, and is open to change and adapts to new information or unexpected obstacles. Realistic Job Preview: The Realistic Job Preview gives you an honest, objective and vivid portrait of what it means to work as a Transportation Security Officer (TSO) and provides employee testimonies about both the good and the challenging aspects of being a TSO.

At TSA, the health and safety of our employees is a top priority.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $50716 - $62528/yr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-09-24.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.

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