Entry-Level Border Protection Officer: Start Your Mission

Jobtome; Topsham (ME); On-site; USD 42,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is seeking Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPO) across the United States. Positions are full-time at GS-5, GS-7, or GS-9 with potential promotion to GS-11/12.

Starting base salaries range from $41,863 to $127,464 per year, with overtime eligibility and comprehensive federal benefits. Responsibilities include enforcing customs, immigration, and agriculture laws; inspecting people and goods; determining admissibility; and preventing illegal entry.

Qualifications

• Experience: A minimum of 3 years of general experience, 1 year of which at GS-4 or equivalent, interacting with the public.
• Education Substitution: a bachelor's degree or completion of a full 4-year course of study.
• Combination: a mix of general experience and education that supports qualification for GS-5/7/9 levels.

Responsibilities

• Enforcing customs, immigration, and agriculture laws and regulations.
• Conducting inspections of individuals and conveyances.
• Determining admissibility of individuals for entry into the United States.
• Preventing illegal entry and smuggling of contraband.

Job description

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is seeking Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBPO) across the United States. Positions are full-time at GS-5, GS-7, or GS-9 with potential promotion to GS-11/12.

Starting base salaries range from $41,863 to $127,464 per year, with overtime eligibility and comprehensive federal benefits. Responsibilities include enforcing customs, immigration, and agriculture laws; inspecting people and goods; determining admissibility; and preventing illegal entry.