Border Protection Officer - Secure Borders & Enforce Trade

Jobtome; Kabetogama Township (MN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment incentive up to $15,000/yr

Overtime pay up to $45,000/yr

Federal employee benefits

Job summary

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is hiring Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) to secure the nation’s borders. This full-time federal law enforcement role offers competitive base pay, strong benefits, and job stability within a premier agency.

Posts are at GS-5, GS-7, or GS-9 with potential promotion to GS-11 and GS-12. Duties include enforcing customs, immigration, and agriculture laws; inspecting individuals and conveyances; and determining admissibility for entry.

Qualifications

• Experience: A minimum of 3 years of general experience, 1 year of which was equivalent to at least GS-4, performing duties that required the ability to meet and deal with people and the ability to learn and be able to apply a body of facts.
• Education Substitution: A conferred bachelor's degree or successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in any field leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Combination of Experience and Education: A combination of general experience AND successfully completed college education. This will be calculated using your resume and official or unofficial transcripts submitted with your application.

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;
• and Preventing the illegal entry of individuals and prohibited goods and the smuggling of illegal drugs and other contraband

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is hiring Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) to secure the nation’s borders. This full-time federal law enforcement role offers competitive base pay, strong benefits, and job stability within a premier agency.

Posts are at GS-5, GS-7, or GS-9 with potential promotion to GS-11 and GS-12. Duties include enforcing customs, immigration, and agriculture laws; inspecting individuals and conveyances; and determining admissibility for entry.