Immigration & Customs Inspectors
Also called:
Customs and Border Protection Officer (CBPO), Customs Port Director, Inspector, Special Agent
What they do:
Investigate and inspect persons, common carriers, goods, and merchandise, arriving in or departing from the United States or between states to detect violations of immigration and customs laws and regulations.
On the job, you would:
- Examine immigration applications, visas, and passports and interview persons to determine eligibility for admission, residence, and travel in the U.S.
- Detain persons found to be in violation of customs or immigration laws and arrange for legal action, such as deportation.
- Locate and seize contraband, undeclared merchandise, and vehicles, aircraft, or boats that contain such merchandise.
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
- law and government
Arts and Humanities
- English language
- foreign language
Business
- customer service
- administrative services
Engineering and Technology
- computers and electronics
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
- understanding people's reactions
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
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People interested in this work like activities that include
data, detail, and regular routines.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Integrity
- Self Control
- Dependability
- Stress Tolerance
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
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You might use software like this on the job:
Data base user interface and query software
- Automated Manifest System AMS
- Law enforcement information databases
Word processing software
- Corel WordPerfect software
- Microsoft Word
Spreadsheet software
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bachelor's degree or
some college
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$71,770
per year, on average
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