Police Officer

The position advertised has been exempted from the federal civilian hiring freeze.

At the FBI, we don’t just hire talent — we build it from the ground up. We employ individuals who are not only ready to enhance their expertise in law enforcement but also looking to contribute effectively to their teams.

The police officer role is crucial to keeping the FBI running smoothly. You’ll be responsible for ensuring public safety, enforcing the law, and conducting criminal investigations. Your expertise extends to a wide range of criminal justice areas, including criminal investigations techniques, law enforcement protocols, and crime scene management deployed in various settings.

When critical situations demand swift action, police officers are there to provide their invaluable support. You excel at crime prevention, using your knowledge of criminal law to identify and apprehend suspects. From initial investigation to case resolution, you are adept at every phase, always striving to outpace emerging threats by pushing the boundaries of your skills.

With the FBI’s robust benefits package, you’ll find career advancement opportunities, a competitive salary that values your contribution, and organizational support to balance work and personal life. Working at the Bureau will help you become more efficient, expand your skill set, and advance your career — all while making a significant impact on national security.

Pay level for this position:

• GS 7–11: $43,106.00–$82,938.00

Salary shown is the base salary for the grade levels. Salary is also commensurate with professional experience.

• Provide public safety by maintaining order, responding to emergencies, protecting people and property, enforcing motor vehicle and criminal laws, and promoting good community relations.
• Monitor, note, report, and investigate suspicious persons and situations, safety hazards, and unusual or illegal activity in patrol areas.
• Identify, pursue, and arrest suspects and perpetrators of criminal acts.
• Investigate traffic accidents and other incidents to determine causes and to determine whether a crime has been committed.
• Record facts to prepare reports that document incidents and activities.
• Check for proper identification of pedestrian and vehicular traffic prior to admittance to secure space at stationary posts. Screen vehicles to detect explosive devices.
• Respond to a variety of alarm situations, protect and safeguard information and material affecting national security and defense, and protect people and their civil rights from a wide variety of dangerous and hostile situations.

GS-7: Applicant must possess at least one year of specialized experience (SE) equivalent to the GS-5 grade level. SE is defined as follows:

• Independently performing routine, recurring fixed post and patrol assignments to include commonly accepted installation traffic laws and rules and regulating access to Federal buildings and conduct of visitors and employees.

GS-9: Applicant must possess at least one year of specialized experience (SE) equivalent to the GS-7 grade level. SE is defined as follows:

• Knowledge of a body of basic laws and regulations, law enforcement operations, practices, and techniques for maintaining order and protecting life and property.
• Creditable specialized experience may have been gained through work on a police force; service as a military police officer; visitor protection and law enforcement in parks, forests, or other natural resource or recreational environments; performance of criminal investigative duties; or in other work that provided the required knowledge and skills.
• Experience writing incident and investigative reports and issue citations.

GS-10: Applicant must possess at least one year of specialized experience (SE) equivalent to the GS-9 grade level. SE is defined as follows:

• Experience performing law enforcement work in the protection of life, property and the civil rights of individuals; with secondary mission being the protection of Government property and national security information from acts of sabotage, espionage, terrorism, trespass, theft, fire, and accidental and/or willful…