The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is recruiting to hire additional officers to work at Syracuse Hancock International Airport. TSA officers screen thousands of airline travelers daily. TSA has screened a “greater volume of travelers regularly this summer” and needs additional officers to support its security mission headed into the fall, per its Aug. 23 announcement. […]
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is recruiting to hire additional officers to work at Syracuse Hancock International Airport.
TSA officers screen thousands of airline travelers daily. TSA has screened a “greater volume of travelers regularly this summer” and needs additional officers to support its security mission headed into the fall, per its Aug. 23 announcement.
The TSA, an agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, says it currently has openings for both full-time and part-time positions at the Syracuse airport with a starting wage of $18.59 per hour, to include a current 10 percent retention incentive.
The agency offers new employees opportunities for pay increases after six months and is currently offering a $2,000 hiring bonus to individuals who become TSA officers at the Syracuse airport by the end of September. New hires will also receive $1,000 upon starting and another $1,000 at their one-year anniversary, per TSA’s Aug. 23 announcement.
The TSA will be participating in a job fair at the Syracuse airport on Sept. 20 from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. — on the airline check-in level to the left of the escalators.
“The TSA was created after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and by joining the TSA, individuals will be on the front line of protecting the travelling public and will also be part of our national security enterprise,” Bart Johnson, TSA’s federal security director for the airports in upstate New York, said in a statement. “This is a career that is very rewarding. Opportunities for professional growth are endless, and you will be performing a vital role in the protection of our country.”
Applicants don’t need previous experience working in security or law-enforcement fields, the TSA said. New hires will undergo extensive training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and they are paid while training.
Stopping by one of the recruitment booths or attending the virtual job fair will offer individuals an opportunity to accelerate the hiring process, the TSA said.
Benefits of working at TSA for both part- and full-time employees include paid training, annual and sick leave, and “strong” health-care plans.
To view open positions for TSA officers around the country, those interested can visit: https://jobs.tsa.gov/transport-security-officer.