CBP Officer: Protect Borders, Earn Overtime & Benefits

U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime pay

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Thrift Savings Plan (retirement)

Annual and sick leave

Job summary

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seeks qualified individuals to become CBP Officers (CBPO).

You will enforce customs, immigration, and agriculture laws, inspect persons and conveyances, and conduct risk assessments at borders, seaports, airports, or other ports of entry to ensure legitimate travel and trade. Newly appointed CBPOs undergo 103 days of intensive training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, GA.

Qualifications

• 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.
• A conferred bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement (SAA)... based on class standing and GPA; or one year of graduate-level education from an accredited college/university.
• A conferred master's (or higher) degree, or two or more years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a combination of specialized experience and graduate education.
• Citizen to apply for this position.
• S. residency (for a period of time) as required under federal law for eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Enforcing customs, immigration, and agriculture laws and regulations.
• Conducting inspections of individuals and conveyances at borders and ports of entry.
• Performing physical inspections of persons, documents or goods for criminal activity or fraud.
• Using observations and intelligence to identify threats and assess risks to national security.
• Conducting interviews to obtain information for determining appropriate action.
• Applying CBP laws, regulations, and procedures to entry and immigration decisions.
• Detaining suspected violators and, if needed, making arrests in accordance with law.

Skills

Enforcement

Inspections

Interviews

Law knowledge

Decision making

Import/export control

Education

Bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree with SAA

Master's degree or higher

Job description

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seeks qualified individuals to become CBP Officers (CBPO).

You will enforce customs, immigration, and agriculture laws, inspect persons and conveyances, and conduct risk assessments at borders, seaports, airports, or other ports of entry to ensure legitimate travel and trade. Newly appointed CBPOs undergo 103 days of intensive training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, GA.