Customs and Border Protection Officer; CBPO – Experienced

Overview

Salary: $61,111 per year. Job Type: Contract. Working experience:
No Experience.

Customs and Border Protection Officer (CBPO) – a law enforcement career within U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Protect American interests, secure borders, enforce customs, immigration, and agriculture laws.

Typical assignments include:

• Enforcing customs, immigration, and agriculture laws and regulations.
• Facilitating 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 illegal entry of individuals, prohibited goods, smuggling of illegal drugs and other contraband.

Primary duty locations include Anchorage, AK;
Douglas, Lukeville, Nogales, San Luis, AZ;
Calexico, Otay Mesa, San Francisco, San Ysidro, Tecate, CA;
Washington, D.C.;
Key West, Florida;
Miami, FL;
Honolulu, HI;
Chicago, IL; various Maine towns;
Michigan towns;
Minnesota towns;
Montana towns;
New York towns;
North Dakota towns;
Vermont towns;
Washington towns. Locations are subject to operational and mission requirements.

Annual base salary for newly appointed CBPOs (GS‑9) ranges from $61,111 to $124,443, varying by duty location. Locality pay applies. Fully trained CBPOs may earn up to $45,000 in overtime pay. Current service contract incentive: up to $15,000 per year for a three‑year contract in selected locations and up to $15,000 per year for a four‑year contract in other selected locations.

The role requires completion of a paid pre‑academy orientation (~2 weeks) at the home port, followed by a 101‑day CBP Field Operations Academy at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. Selected duty locations may require an online Spanish training program. Successful completion of the academy is mandatory.

• Minimum of one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS‑7 (e.g., law enforcement, customs enforcement, intelligence analysis). Experience may include detaining, arresting, enforcing import/export regulations, risk assessment, and interview procedures.
• Educational substitution:
  Master’s degree or higher, or two or more years of graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.B. or J.D. from an accredited institution.
• Combination of experience and postgraduate education.

• U.S. citizenship.
• At least three years of primary U.S. residency within the last five years.
• Under 40 years of age (exceptions for Veterans or current/future federal civilian law enforcement personnel).
• Veterans recruitment preference may apply.