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Transportation Security Screeners in Massachusetts

Transportation Security Screeners in Massachusetts

Want to work in Massachusetts as a Transportation Security Screener? Read this first!

4.4% Jobs Projection
$43,680 Median Salary
110 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Transportation Security Screeners in Massachusetts are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Transportation Security Screeners in Massachusetts is growing slower than average.

  • Transportation Security Screeners in Massachusetts earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Transportation Security Screeners Work in Massachusetts?

In Massachusetts, there were 1,080 people working as Transportation Security Screeners in the year 2018.

There were 1,110 Transportation Security Screeners employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 435 Transportation Security Screeners working in it, which means Massachusetts has more Transportation Security Screeners than average.

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Job Projections for Massachusetts

Jobs for Transportation Security Screeners in this state are growing at a rate of 4.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 2.6%.

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Massachusetts Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 110 annual job openings, and 1,180 total jobs in 2026 for Transportation Security Screeners in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 4,200 annual jobs and 47,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Transportation Security Screeners Make in Massachusetts?

In 2018 wages for Transportation Security Screeners ranged from $37,840 to $50,150 with $43,680 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $18.19 to $24.11. The median hourly rate was $21.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $19.61 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.39.

The median salary in Massachusetts is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Massachusetts Metros for Transportation Security Screeners

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Transportation Security Screeners.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,010 $43,680
Springfield, MA-CT 240 $43,340
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 180 $42,740

Top States for Transportation Security Screeners Employment

View the list below to see where most Transportation Security Screeners work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Florida 4,950 $40,210
New York 3,760 $43,110
Texas 3,650 $41,560
Illinois 2,180 $42,000
Virginia 1,800 $41,830
Georgia 1,470 $40,130
Nevada 1,210 $38,210
Washington 1,210 $42,850
New Jersey 1,200 $43,540
North Carolina 1,140 $38,800
Arizona 1,100 $39,470
Massachusetts 1,080 $43,680
Hawaii 1,040 $40,560
Michigan 940 $41,400
Ohio 780 $39,390
Maryland 700 $42,050
Tennessee 600 $38,010
Louisiana 520 $37,830
South Carolina 500 $37,820
Utah 500 $37,820

Below are the states where Transportation Security Screeners get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $83,390
Alaska $47,460
North Dakota $46,810
Massachusetts $43,680
New Jersey $43,540
Connecticut $43,350
New York $43,110
Washington $42,850
Rhode Island $42,740
New Hampshire $42,100

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