Border Protection Officer: Guarding America’s Borders

Customs and Border Protection; North Dakota; On-site; USD 42,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seeks qualified individuals for CBPO roles across entry and mid-level grades. Duties include enforcing customs, immigration, and agriculture laws while ensuring legitimate trade and travel flow.

Training and benefits accompany the comprehensive federal package. Salary varies by grade (GS-5 to GS-12 potential) with base pay and overtime; prioritization locations may offer recruitment incentives.

Qualifications

• GS-5 requires 3 years general experience or a bachelor’s degree equivalency.
• GS-7 requires experience in inspections and applying laws/regulations.
• GS-9 requires a Master’s or higher, or graduate education beyond first 18 semester hours, or a combination of experience and education.

Responsibilities

• Enforcing customs, immigration, and agriculture law and regulations;
• Enforcing 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

Skills

CBP procedures and regulations

Law enforcement techniques

Judgment and decision making

Import/Export controls

Primary inspections

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seeks qualified individuals for CBPO roles across entry and mid-level grades. Duties include enforcing customs, immigration, and agriculture laws while ensuring legitimate trade and travel flow.

Training and benefits accompany the comprehensive federal package. Salary varies by grade (GS-5 to GS-12 potential) with base pay and overtime; prioritization locations may offer recruitment incentives.