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Aviation Security Service

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Decent but much to change - Aviation Security Officer Aviation Security Service Employee Review

4.0
Jan 11, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

The other officers on the floor are generally amazing. There's a strong sense of teamwork, and nearly everyone works together to get through tough situations. Peers and coworkers provide a lot of support, and some of the supervisors are fantastic.

Cons

The shiftwork is difficult to adjust to, and many staff work on fewer than 5 hours of sleep regularly. Staff turnover is very high- more people leave each month than are hired, putting pressure on the remaining officers. Officers provide more support for each other than any of the management do, and higher management seem not to care about the comfort or the condition that their staff are working in. Upward movement is difficult to attain, as is branching out in terms of what duties you're permitted to do- it can take upwards of 5 years to get to non-screening point duties, leading to social and mental burnout from 8 hours of intensive customer service and potentially abuse from passengers every day.

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3.0
May 14, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

More annual leave than most, you still get a day in lieu even if you aren’t rostered to work a holiday. Approx 40 AL and 12 days SL. Training is comprehensive.

Cons

You can work 5 hours straight without any rest if your break is assigned as first duty. Illegal if it wasn’t for a loophole that we are “emergency services” or “national security”. And no you can’t come to work late if your break is first duty because it could change last minute. Your annual leave will likely be declined unless booked a year in advance. 3 days off is more like 2.5 because you wake up late for first day and sleep early for the last day. 3am starts. Park and Ride bus adds 30 min to your commute. No variety in duties, 30mins patdowns and 30 min bag search, 30 min patdowns, repeat. Could go for years without unlocking duties that offer variety.

3.0
Nov 20, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

Great job if you want to join a team and work regular hours, know what your duties will be and have plenty of annual leave

Cons

Repetitive work, strict duty rotation, may or may not have job progression options, 9 day shift pattern, 3 earlies/3 lates/3 days off. Not suitable if you want flexibility or don't like shift work

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