Border Protection Officer: Protect Borders & Advance

Customs and Border Protection; Auburn (ME); On-site; USD 63,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Thrift Savings Plan

Job summary

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) offers entry-level CBPO positions with strong federal benefits and a clear career ladder. Officers enforce customs, immigration, and agriculture laws, inspect travelers and cargo, and determine admissibility at US ports of entry.

Incentives are available for certain locations, with base GS-9 salaries and overtime opportunities. Training and relocation considerations are part of the package as officers advance.

Qualifications

• Experience in detaining suspected violators and arresting violators using proper law enforcement methods.
• Enforcing laws related to importing/exporting and international shipping.
• Using intel techniques and behavioral analysis for risk assessment and threat identification.

Responsibilities

• Detain suspected violators and conduct arrests as needed.
• Enforce customs, immigration, and agriculture laws and regulations.
• Inspect individuals and conveyances for admissibility.
• Determine admissibility of entrants to the United States.
• Prevent illegal entry of persons and contraband.

Skills

Detaining violators

Enforcing laws

Intelligence gathering

Interviewing under oath

Education

Master's degree or LL.B./J.D.

Job description

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) offers entry-level CBPO positions with strong federal benefits and a clear career ladder. Officers enforce customs, immigration, and agriculture laws, inspect travelers and cargo, and determine admissibility at US ports of entry.

Incentives are available for certain locations, with base GS-9 salaries and overtime opportunities. Training and relocation considerations are part of the package as officers advance.