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U.S Customs and Border Protection

* What are the leading companies to work for?

* What is the best company or organization in the country of residence to work for? Why?

CBP Officers play a vital role in preventing terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the United States and enforcing customs, immigration, and agriculture laws and regulations at U.S. ports of entry.

It’s something I feel interested in, I’ve always wanted to become a CBP.

Choose a company and provide information on its employment benefits:

* Time off:

Personal leave days for vacation, family care, and illness

Ten paid holidays per year

* Health:

Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program

Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP)

Federal Flexible Spending Account Program (FSAFEDS)

Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP)

* Stock option:

What is the job outlook for this occupation?

CBP requires that every employee be reliable, trustworthy and fit for duty.

Expected starting salary?  

The annual salary of a new border patrol agent ranged from $33,829 to $42,948, depending on experience and qualifications (www.cbp.gov). Border patrol officers can earn up to 25% above their base salary by working overtime and picking up weekend and holiday shifts.

* Requirements?

You must be a United States citizen.

You must possess a valid automobile driver's license.

You must take and pass the CBP Border Patrol entrance examination.

Your résumé must completely and specifically describe your job duties that you want considered in the determination.

You must pass a urine drug test.

You must be younger than 37 at the time of selection. 

You must appear before an oral interview panel and demonstrate that you possess the abilities and other characteristics important to Border Patrol Agent positions. 

* Retirement:

Thrift Savings...