U.S. Customs and Border Protection Jobs and Profile

Put your scientific education to work by protecting America’s environment, economy, and food supply, and by preventing the introduction of plant viruses, diseases, and bio-threats.  As an Agriculture Specialist with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), you will make a difference in both the daily lives and the future of the American people and play a critical role in the Department of Homeland Security.

• Receive training in the areas of inspection, intelligence, analysis, examination, and law enforcement activities related to the importation of agricultural/commercial commodities and conveyances at a port of entry.  
• Determine the admissibility of agriculture commodities while preventing the introduction of harmful pests, diseases, and potential agro-terrorism into the United States.  
• Participate in special enforcement, targeting, or analysis teams charged with collecting and analyzing information and identifying high-risk targets; or you could be conducting visual and physical inspections of cargo, conveyances, or passenger baggage.  
• Plan, conduct, and supervise remedial actions such as treating, disinfecting, and decontaminating prohibited commodities, conveyances, contaminants, or agricultural materials.  

You will complete eight to twelve weeks of paid training at the Professional Development Center located in Frederick, MD.

BENEFITS

Great benefits package including health insurance, life insurance, longer term care insurance, flexible spending accounts, retirement savings plan and transit subsidies.  

REQUIREMENTS

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with residency in the U.S. for the last 3 years.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in the field of biological sciences including botany, entomology, plant pathology, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry or other closely related field.

A combination of experience and education that includes twenty-four semester hours in the disciplines listed above and job experience in areas such as pest control, pesticide application, inspecting aircraft or passengers, x-ray or environmental monitoring, or farm management related to disease control, insect detection/eradication or pest control.