Border Protection Officer — Secure Borders & Trade

Jobtome; Village of Chaumont (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment incentives up to $15,000 /

yearly incentive options (3-year or 4‑

Job summary

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is hiring Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) across duty locations.

The role combines enforcing customs, immigration, and agriculture laws with inspections of persons and conveyances, and involves determining admissibility into the United States. Salary varies by grade, with base pay from about $41,863 to $127,464 per year plus possible overtime and benefits.

Qualifications

• GS-5/GS-7/GS-9 grade levels with promotion potential to GS-11/GS-12
• Experience, Education Substitution, or Combination options for qualification
• Citizenship, residency, and veteran preferences as part of eligibility requirements

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 smuggling of illegal drugs and other contraband

Skills

CBP laws & regulations

Law enforcement procedures

Rapid judgment & decision making

Import/export controls

Primary inspection techniques

Job description

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is hiring Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPOs) across duty locations.

The role combines enforcing customs, immigration, and agriculture laws with inspections of persons and conveyances, and involves determining admissibility into the United States. Salary varies by grade, with base pay from about $41,863 to $127,464 per year plus possible overtime and benefits.