Border Protection Officer: Secure Borders & Trade

Jobtome; Osnabrock (ND); On-site; USD 42,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental insurance

Thrift Savings Plan

Generous leave program

Job summary

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seeks Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) to safeguard the nation’s borders.

This federal role offers full-time positions at GS-5, GS-7, or GS-9 levels with paths to higher grades and a robust benefits package. Starting salaries vary by grade, with overtime eligibility and comprehensive health, dental, and retirement benefits through the Thrift Savings Plan.

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

Skills

CBP laws & regulations

Law enforcement procedures

Decision making under pressure

Interviews & questioning

Observation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seeks Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) to safeguard the nation’s borders.

This federal role offers full-time positions at GS-5, GS-7, or GS-9 levels with paths to higher grades and a robust benefits package. Starting salaries vary by grade, with overtime eligibility and comprehensive health, dental, and retirement benefits through the Thrift Savings Plan.