* Inspect carry‑on items, using x‑ray viewing equipment, to determine whether items contain objects that warrant further investigation.
* Search carry‑on or checked baggage by hand when it is suspected to contain prohibited items such as weapons.
* 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.
* Test baggage for any explosive materials, using equipment such as explosive detection machines or chemical swab systems.
* Perform pat‑down or hand‑held wand searches of passengers who have triggered machine alarms, who are unable to pass through metal detectors, or who have been randomly identified for such searches.
* Notify supervisors or other appropriate personnel when security breaches occur.
* Send checked baggage through automated screening machines, and set bags aside for searching or rescreening as indicated by equipment.
* Decide whether baggage that triggers alarms should be searched or should be allowed to pass through.
* Follow those who breach security until police or other security personnel arrive to apprehend them.
* Inform other screeners when baggage should not be opened because it might contain explosives.
* Inspect checked baggage for signs of tampering.
* Ask passengers to remove shoes and divest themselves of metal objects prior to walking through metal detectors.
* Close entry areas following security breaches or reopen areas after receiving notification that the airport is secure.
* Challenge suspicious people, requesting their badges and asking what their business is in a particular areas.
* Patrol work areas to detect any suspicious items.
* Contact police directly in cases of urgent security issues, using phones or two‑way radios.
* Record information about any baggage that sets off alarms in monitoring equipment.
* Watch for potentially dangerous persons whose pictures are posted at checkpoints.
* Contact leads or supervisors to discuss objects of concern that are not on prohibited object lists.
* Confiscate dangerous items and hazardous materials found in opened bags and turn them over to airlines for disposal.
* Monitor passenger flow through screening checkpoints to ensure order and efficiency.
* Inform passengers of how to mail prohibited items to themselves, or confiscate these items.
* Provide directions and respond to passenger inquiries.
* Direct passengers to areas where they can pick up their baggage after screening is complete.
* View images of checked bags and cargo, using remote screening equipment, and alert baggage screeners or handlers to any possible problems.
* Locate suspicious bags pictured in printouts sent from remote monitoring areas, and set these bags aside for inspection.
26,656 GBP per year *
18,000 GBP
20,000 GBP
* data taken from the Office of National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)
Future outlook for Assistant immigration officers
(within X year)
Balanced outlook
Within the next year, there will be steady demand with average job growth. Opportunities are consistent, making this a stable choice in a moderately competitive field.
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