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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) expects summer travel to increase.
On Friday, the agency announced that it will hire more than 6,000 transport security officers by the summer.
TSA expects more people to start traveling again in the summer, especially as the COVID-19 vaccines become more widely available.
“TSOs are a critical first-line defense to protect our country’s commercial air transport system,” said Melanie Harvey, executive assistant administrator for Security Operations at TSA, in a statement.
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“Every day, our officers scan hundreds of thousands of airplane travelers, ensuring that they arrive at their destinations safely,” added Harvey. “We hope to track more travelers regularly in the summer months and will need additional officers to support our critical mission.”
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According to the announcement, TSA intends to fill part-time and full-time positions at 430 US airports.
Transportation Security Administration agents process passengers at the security checkpoint south of Denver International Airport in Denver in June 2020. (AP Photo / David Zalubowski, Archive)
The agency said it has already announced “targeted recruitment, virtual job fairs and opportunities in dozens of cities”.
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TSA also said it is looking particularly for people “who want to take the first step in a rewarding federal career and support TSA’s critical mission to protect our country’s transportation systems”.