**CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION OFFICER (CBPO)**

You Don’t Just Check Passports. You Guard the Nation.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is recruiting for full-time Customs and Border Protection Agents at multiple grade levels. Entry level up to candidates with qualifying general experience, education, public safety, security, military police, or law enforcement experience who may be eligible for consideration at higher grade levels.

As a CBPO, you are the face—and the shield—of the United States at airports, seaports, and land crossings. You’ll use technology, instinct, and training to protect the country from threats while facilitating lawful travel and trade.

This is federal law enforcement at the intersection of precision, pressure, and purpose.

What You’ll Do

• Screen travelers, cargo, and vehicles.
• Enforce customs, immigration, and agriculture laws and regulations.
• Conduct inspections of individuals, documents, goods, and conveyances.
• Determine whether individuals are admissible to the United States.
• Detect suspicious behavior, prohibited goods, and potential security threats.
• Prevent illegal entry, drug smuggling, and other contraband activity.
• Protect national security while facilitating lawful travel and international trade.

Minimum Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship: Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Residency: Must have maintained primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years.
• Age: Generally must be referred for selection before reaching age 40, subject to applicable exceptions.
• Background Screening: Must successfully complete applicable background investigation, polygraph, medical, and physical fitness requirements.
• Driver’s License: Must possess a valid driver’s license.

Age Requirement:

In accordance with Public Law 100-238, this position is covered under federal law enforcement retirement provisions. Candidates generally must be referred for selection before their 40th birthday under DHS Directive 251-03. Exceptions may apply to qualifying current or former federal civilian law enforcement officers covered by Title 5 U.S.C. 8336(c) or 8412(d), and Veterans' Preference eligible candidates.

Qualifications — GS-5, GS-7 and GS-9

GS-5 — General Experience or Education

Candidates may qualify through one of the following:

• Three years of general work experience, including one year equivalent to at least GS-4, demonstrating the ability to meet and deal with people and learn and apply a body of facts; OR
• A bachelor's degree or completion of a four-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; OR
• A qualifying combination of general experience and completed college education.

GS-7 — Specialized Experience or Education

Candidates may qualify through one of the following:

• One year of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, involving activities such as:
• Inspecting people, documents, or goods for fraud, criminal activity, or illegal operations.
• Evaluating facts and documentation while applying federal, state, or local laws.
• Making regulatory or enforcement determinations that may result in arrests, seizures, fines, or penalties.
• A bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement (SAA), including qualifying class standing, GPA, or honor society membership; OR
• One year of graduate-level education; OR
• A qualifying combination of specialized experience and graduate education.

GS-9 — Advanced Specialized Experience or Education

Candidates may qualify through one of the following:

• One year of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, involving activities such as:
• Detaining or arresting suspected violators using appropriate law enforcement procedures.
• Enforcing laws governing imports, exports, or international shipping.
• Using intelligence techniques and behavioral analysis to identify potential threats.
• Conducting law enforcement interviews and determining appropriate actions.
• A master's degree or higher, two years of progressively higher-level graduate education, or a qualifying LL.B. or J.D.; OR
• A qualifying combination of specialized experience and graduate education beyond the first 18 semester hours.

GS-9 candidates must also demonstrate applicable knowledge, skills, abilities, and characteristics relating to law enforcement procedures, CBP regulations, inspections, interviewing, decision-making, and detecting smuggling or fraud.

Compensation & Benefits

• Entry Grade Levels: GS-5, GS-7, or GS-9, depending on qualifications.
• Annual Base Salary: $41,863–$127,464, depending on grade.
• Promotion Potential: GS-11 and GS-12.
• Overtime: Fully trained CBP Officers may be eligible for up to $45,000 in additional annual overtime pay.
• Recruitment Incentives: Up to $15,000 annually for qualifying priority duty locations, subject to a three- or four-year service agreement.
• Competitive federal salary progression.
• Federal health, dental, and other insurance benefits.
• Paid annual and sick leave.
• Federal retirement benefits and Thrift Savings Plan participation.
• Paid federal law enforcement training.

Recruitment incentives are location-dependent and subject to CBP eligibility requirements, final duty assignment, and service agreements.X

Priority Duty Locations

Before you submit your application you will be asked to select your *preferred* location. The location you select does not affect your application and it does not affect the locations that are offered to you at the time of your final offer. You will be asked to select from one of the following:

• Arizona: Douglas, Lukeville, Nogales, San Luis
• California: Andrade, Calexico, Otay Mesa, San Francisco, San Ysidro, Tecate
• Hawaii: Honolulu
• Maine: Calais, Eastport, Houlton, Jackman, Madawaska, Van Buren, Vanceboro
• Minnesota: Grand Portage, International Falls
• Montana: Raymond, Roo