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Airport security officer

Other names

airport security guard, airport security professional, airport security agent, TSA agent

Security guards and protection

They check passengers, their tickets and papers, and their bags at the airport to keep people safe and stop illegal things.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

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    Inspect carry-on items, using x-ray viewing equipment, to determine whether items contain objects that warrant further investigation.

  2. 2

    Search carry-on or checked baggage by hand when it is suspected to contain prohibited items such as weapons.

  3. 3

    Check passengers' tickets to ensure that they are valid, and to determine whether passengers have designations that require special handling, such as providing photo identification.

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Sources

Built from 4 sources

Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
agent de sûreté aéroportuaire/agente de sûreté aéroportuaire
español
vigilante de seguridad aeroportuaria
العربية
مسؤول أمن المطار / مسؤولة أمن المطار
português
Agente de segurança aeroportuária
Deutsch
Fachkraft Schutz- und Sicherheit – Flughafen
italiano
agente di sicurezza aeroportuale

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