Customs and Border Protection Officer - Experienced

New Recruitments and Retention Incentives

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) offers incentives to attract new hires and retain current officers. These incentives include:

• $15,000 per year, for a three-year service contract, in Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Maine.
• $15,000 per year, for a four-year service contract, in California, Florida, and North Dakota.

Salary

The typical base salary for newly appointed CBPOs varies by location and grade level. The range is from $63,431 to $127,464 per year, with locality pay varying by duty location. Additionally, officers are eligible for up to $45,000 in overtime pay.

Qualifications

To qualify for the GS-9 grade level, applicants must meet one of the following criteria:

• At least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level that includes:
• Detaining suspected violators of federal, state, or local laws and/or arresting violators using the proper law enforcement methods.
• Enforcing the laws and regulations relating to importing, exporting, and/or international shipping to and from the United States.
• Utilizing intelligence techniques and behavior analysis to identify potential threats and perform risk assessments for violations of laws and threats to national security.
• Conducting interviews in a law enforcement capacity for the purposes of gaining information from suspected violators of laws to determine the appropriate course of action.

Education substitution and combination of experience and education options are also available for qualification. Applicants must have a combination of specialized experience and successfully completed graduate-level education, or a master's (or higher) degree, or two or more years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.B. or J.D. from an accredited college or university.

Other requirements include being a U.S. citizen, having at least three (3) years of primary U.S. residency, and not reaching the age of 40 before being referred for selection to the CBPO position. Veterans' Preference is also applicable.

Formal Training

Candidates will need to complete a paid pre-academy orientation for approximately two (2) weeks at their home port, followed by a 101-day training program at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, GA. This training includes basic law enforcement skills, immigration laws, firearms training, examination of cargo/bags/merchandise, physical fitness, and Spanish language training for southern border, Miami, or Puerto Rico duty locations.