Launch Your Career: Entry-Level Border Protection Officer

Jobtome; Hyde Park (PA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment incentive up to $15,000/yr

Job summary

U.S. Customs and Border Protection seeks a Customs and Border Protection Officer (CBPO) to uphold immigration, customs and agriculture laws at U.S. ports of entry.

The role includes inspections, trade and travel oversight, and safeguarding borders while delivering federal benefits and career stability. Recruitment incentives up to $15,000 per year with a multi‑tier path to higher grades; duty locations nationwide; GS‑5 to GS‑9 entry routes; extensive training at the Federal Law Enforcement

Qualifications

• GS-5: You qualify for the GS-5 grade level if you possess one of the following: 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.

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.

Job description

U.S. Customs and Border Protection seeks a Customs and Border Protection Officer (CBPO) to uphold immigration, customs and agriculture laws at U.S. ports of entry.

The role includes inspections, trade and travel oversight, and safeguarding borders while delivering federal benefits and career stability. Recruitment incentives up to $15,000 per year with a multi‑tier path to higher grades; duty locations nationwide; GS‑5 to GS‑9 entry routes; extensive training at the Federal Law Enforcement