Customs and Border Protection Officer - Entry Level

About the role

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) offers a rewarding career as a Customs and Border Protection Officer (CBPO). You will be part of a team dedicated to protecting the American people by safeguarding borders, deterring illicit activity, 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

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: Three (3) years full-time general work experience or a bachelor's degree with education substitution.
• GS-7: One (1) year of specialized full-time work experience or a bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or one (1) full year of graduate-level 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.
• Utilize observational techniques, evaluate facts, and review documentation.
• Apply Federal, State, or local laws and regulations.
• Make determinations in compliance with laws and regulations.
• Perform physical inspections of people, documents, or goods.
• Make arrests, seize property, impose fines, and/or 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 location and grade level. Overtime pay is also available. The GS-5 grade level starts at $41,863 per year, while the GS-7 grade level starts at $112,415 per year. The GS-9 grade level starts at $157,045 per year.

Schedule

Work schedules vary based on duty location and mission requirements.

Benefits

• Retirement benefits.
• Veterans' preference.
• Formal training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC).

Contact Information

To apply, click the Apply button on this site. You will be linked to the CBP Talent Network page. For more information, visit the CBPO Job Opportunity Announcement (JOA) on USAJOBS.