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Customs and Border Protection Officer - Entry Level

U.S. Customs and Border Protection · Sweetgrass, MT · 1 wk ago
Management$42k–$112k/yrFull-time

About the role

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) offers a rewarding career in law enforcement. As a Customs and Border Protection Officer (CBPO), you will be part of a 60,000+ workforce dedicated to protecting America by safeguarding borders, deterring illicit activities, and enhancing national economic prosperity.

Responsibilities

  • Enforce customs, immigration, and agriculture laws and regulations.
  • Facilitate the flow of legitimate trade and travel.
  • Conduct inspections of individuals and conveyances.
  • Determine the admissibility of individuals for entry into the United States.
  • Prevent the illegal entry of individuals and prohibited goods and the smuggling of illegal drugs and other contraband.

Requirements

The typical assignments include:

  • Enforcing customs, immigration, and agriculture laws and regulations.
  • Facilitating the flow of legitimate trade and travel.
  • Conducting inspections of individuals and conveyances.
  • Determining the admissibility of individuals for entry into the United States.
  • Preventing the illegal entry of individuals and prohibited goods and the smuggling of illegal drugs and other contraband.

Qualifications

  • GS-5: Experience or Education/Substitution/Combination of Experience and Education.
  • GS-7: Experience or Education/Substitution/Combination of Experience and Education.
  • GS-9: Previous or current law enforcement or military law enforcement experience.

Skills

Must have the ability to meet and deal with people, learn and apply a body of facts, perform physical inspections, utilize observational techniques, evaluate facts, review documentation, apply Federal, State, or local laws and regulations, make determinations in compliance with laws and regulations, and make arrests, seizures, and penalties based on findings.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and other insurance plans.
  • A generous annual and sick leave program.
  • Participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, a retirement plan.

Pay

Annual base salary varies by duty location. Officers are eligible for up to $45,000 in overtime pay in addition to the starting salary. Recruitment incentives are available for some duty locations.

Schedule

Full-time position with potential for overtime.

Benefits

  • Retirement benefits.
  • Veterans' preference.
  • Formal training required.

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