Certification or Licensing
There are no certification or licensing requirements for customs officials.
Other Requirements
Applicants to CBP must be U.S. citizens and at least 21 years old, and be under age 40 (unless they are an eligible military veteran or have served in a federal civilian law enforcement position). They are required to have three years of general work experience involving contact with the public or four years of college. They must be eligible to carry a firearm. Applicants must also have a valid state driver's license at the time of their appointment.
Applicants to CBP must undergo and pass a medical examination, two pre-employment physical examinations, a drug test, a thorough background check (including a polygraph exam), a structured interview, and pass a written test.
- Airport Security Personnel
- Ambassadors
- Antiques and Art Dealers
- Automotive Dealership Owners
- Aviation Safety Inspectors
- Bail Bondsmen
- Bailiffs
- Bank Examiners
- Bodyguards
- Boilermakers and Mechanics
- Border Patrol Agents
- Bounty Hunters
- Business Managers
- Buyers
- Campaign Workers
- City Managers
- Civil Engineers
- Commodities Brokers
- Congressional Aides
- Construction Inspectors
- Corrections Officers
- Crime Analysts
- Cryptographic Technicians
- Cultural Advisers
- Customer Service Representatives
- Customs Brokers
- Demographers
- Deputy U.S. Marshals
- Detectives
- Diesel Mechanics
- Directors of Security
- Economists
- Emergency Management Directors
- Emergency Medical Technicians
- Emergency Services Dispatchers
- Engineers
- EPA Special Agents
- Ethical Sourcing Officer
- Export-Import Specialists
- FBI Agents
- Federal and State Officials
- Fire Inspectors
- Fire Investigators
- Fire Protection Engineers
- Fire Safety Directors
- Fire Safety Technicians
- Firefighters
- Fish and Game Wardens
- Foreign Service Officers
- Forensic Experts
- Forest Fire Prevention Specialists
- Fraud Examiners, Investigators, and Analysts
- Futurists
- Genetic Genealogists
- Grain Merchants
- Ground Services Workers
- Health and Regulatory Inspectors
- Industrial Traffic Managers
- Intelligence Officers
- Internet Transaction Specialists
- Interpreters
- Land Trust or Preserve Managers
- Lobbyists
- Logistics Analysts
- Logistics Engineers
- Mail Carriers
- Management Analysts and Consultants
- Marine Engineers
- Marine Services Technicians
- Merchant Mariners
- Military Recruiters
- Military Workers, Enlisted
- National Park Service Employees
- Occupational Safety and Health Workers
- Park Rangers
- Parole Officers
- Pilots
- Police Officers
- Policy Analysts
- Political Consultants
- Political Scientists
- Polygraph Examiners
- Postal Clerks
- Press Secretaries
- Purchasing Agents
- Recycling Coordinators
- Regional and Local Officials
- Retail Business Owners
- Sales Managers
- Secret Service Special Agents
- Security Consultants
- Security Guards
- Ship's Captains
- Stevedores
- Supply Chain Managers
- Traffic Engineers
- Translators
- Transportation Engineers
- Transportation Planners
- Truck Drivers
- Urban and Regional Planners
- Wildland Firefighters