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Job Description
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.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 33-3021.05
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Immigration and Customs Inspectors”.
Also Known As…
- Immigration and Customs Inspectors
- US Customs and Border Protection Officer (US CBPO)
- Supervisory CBP Officer
- Special Agent
- Inspector
- Import Specialist
- Customs Port Director
- Customs Officer
- Customs Inspector
- Customs and Border Protection Officer (CBPO)
- Canine Enforcement Officer (K-9 Enforcement Officer)
- US Customs and Border Protection Officer CBPO
- US Customs and Border Officer
- Supervisory Customs and Border Protection Officer, Port Director
- Supervisory Customs and Border Protection Officer
- Supervisor/Port Director
- Senior Patrol Agent
- Senior Officer
- Senior Inspector
- Senior Customs and Border Protection Officer
- Patrol Inspector
- Law Enforcement-Customs and Border Protection Officer
- Immigration Inspector
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement Special Agent (ICE Special Agent)
- Duty Officer
- Drug Inspector
- Deportation Officer
- Customs Opener-Verifier-Packer
- Customs Import Specialist
- Customs and Immigration Officer
- Customs and Border Protection Supervisor
- Customs and Border Protection Inspector (CBPI)
- Chief, Port Director
- Border Patrol Officer
- Border Patrol Agent
- Agriculture Specialist
Tasks for “Drug Enforcement Agent”
- 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.
- Testify regarding decisions at immigration appeals or in federal court.
- Determine duty and taxes to be paid on goods.
- Interpret and explain laws and regulations to travelers, prospective immigrants, shippers, and manufacturers.
- Inspect cargo, baggage, and personal articles entering or leaving U.S. for compliance with revenue laws and U.S. customs regulations.
- Collect samples of merchandise for examination, appraisal, or testing.
- Record and report job-related activities, findings, transactions, violations, discrepancies, and decisions.
- Institute civil and criminal prosecutions and cooperate with other law enforcement agencies in the investigation and prosecution of those in violation of immigration or customs laws.
- Investigate applications for duty refunds and petition for remission or mitigation of penalties when warranted.
Related Technology & Tools
- Desktop computers
- Pepper spray
- Side-handle batons
- Security inspection mirrors
- Digital video cameras
- Service revolvers
- Tire deflation devices
- Personal radiation detectors PRD
- Police shotguns
- Vehicle and Cargo Inspection System VACIS
- Mobile data computers
- Fingerprint scanners
- Measurement calipers
- Plastic handcuffs
- Identification card scanners
- Ion mobility spectrometers
- Barcode scanners
- Hazardous material detectors
- Radiation portal monitors RPM
- Hydrometers
- Metal handcuffs
- Gamma ray spectrometers
- Mobile truck X ray units
- X ray inspection equipment
- Two way radios
- Radioisotope detection devices
- Personal computers
- Videophones
- Radiation isotope identifier devices RIID
- Laptop computers
- Compound light microscopes
- Radiation portal monitor terminals
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Office
- Law enforcement information databases
- SAP
- Microsoft Word
- Automated Manifest System AMS
- National Crime Information Center NCIC database
- Corel WordPerfect Office Suite
- Treasury Enforcement Communications System TECS
- Microsoft Excel