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More Intelligence
Specialists Needed
Worldwide

Entry level jobs start at $36,822 to $58,557 Senior level positions to $154,600.

Most Intelligence professionals do research and analysis. Trainees for clandestine field work also needed.

Radical groups continue to threaten the security of U.S. citizens and others around the world. Among the responses to these threats by the U.S. government is the hiring of more Intelligence Specialists, GS-0132, and Intelligence Aids, GS-0134. The ranks of these professions continue to grow.

Many Agencies, besides the well-known CIA and FBI, are hiring in the intelligence and counter-terrorists occupations. As many as 16 Agencies hire in these occupations regularly. See sidebar at the end of this story.

The present list of Federal openings includes 281. Most announcements cover multiple openings. Recruitment and hiring is continuous in the intelligence field.

Most starting salaries range between $36,822 to $58,557. Top jobs pay to $154,600 annually.

See below for job titles that occur in the Intelligence Series.

Job Location
Jobs are located worldwide with most in the U.S. Most Intelligence Specialist positions require relocation. A current job announcement contains this notice: “..if you accept an offer, you will be required to sign an agreement indicating your willingness to relocate either during or upon completion of your training program.”

Job Titles In Intelligence Series
Competitive Service
GS-0132 Intelligence Operations Spec
GS-0132 Intelligence Research Spec
GS-0134 Intelligence Aid and Clerk

Excepted Service
GS-0132 Intelligence Operations Officer
GS-0132 Intelligence Research Officer

Job Descriptions
The GS-0132 series includes positions concerned with advising on, administering, supervising, or performing intelligence work. Intelligence work is officially defined as the collection, analysis, evaluation, interpretation, and dissemination of information on political, economic, social, cultural, physical, geographic, scientific, or military conditions in foreign and domestic areas which directly or indirectly affect the national security. These positions require a basic knowledge and understanding of one or more of the natural or social sciences, engineering, or military science.

The distinction among Intelligence Officers, Intelligence Specialists and Clerks and Aids is that Officers plan and direct, Specialists operate. Aids and Clerks support the activities of both.

Duties Vary Widely
Specific duties of Intelligence Officers, Specialists, Aids and Clerks vary widely depending on the particular position. For example, see the box for some job titles currently listed open by the CIA, and the military intelligence agencies. Relatively few positions in intelligence require clandestine operations in the field. Most information is obtained through research and analysis of data from published sources, from electronic information gathering systems, and from aerial imagery. Once obtained analysis can be routine to the subject involved such as language interpretation, economic, political or military technology.

Clandestine Service
Some intelligence is obtained in the field. The CIA refers to these positions under the collective soubrette, “Clandestine Services”. In its advertisement for trainees for the Clandestine Services the CIA has said that the job is, “This is more than just a job - it's a way of life that challenges the deepest resources of personal intelligence, self-reliance and responsibility.”

Jobs Titles Recruited
Regularly Recruited by Intelligence Agencies:
Applied Research Psychologists
Chemical Warfare Analysts
Computer Scientists
Economists
Imagery Analysts
Information Security Specialists
Information Threat Analysts
Political Analysts
Psychologists
Security Protective Officers
Telecommunications Systems Officers

General Qualifications
Candidates for positions in the Intelligence Series must be US citizens. Most candidates have a four-year college degree in a related major, with a graduating grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or above. Applicants should have excellent career and academic credentials. In addition, applicants for Intelligence Officers must not have reached their 35th birthday at the time of assignment. No age limit applies to Specialists, Aids and Clerks. Related job experience can substitute for academic credits. Ability to obtain a Top Secret Clearance is often required for all positions. Secrecy clearances are at two levels, Secret and Top Secret.

Related Job Experience
Qualifying experience varies greatly by job and level. Entry level experience in the intelligence field has been defined as experience that demonstrates: 1) the ability to analyze problems to identify significant factors, gather pertinent data, and recognize solutions, 2) plan and organize work, and 3) communicate orally and in writing. Such experience may have been gained in administrative, professional, technical, investigative or other responsible work. Entry level experience could also have been gained through substantive and relevant secretarial, clerical, or other responsible work as long as it provided evidence of the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the duties of the position. General clerical experience, such as typing, filing, etc., would not be qualifying entry level experience).”

Qualifications for
Clandestine Service Trainee
The CIA operates a training program for new clandestine service operatives. The program Uniquely qualified trainees are groomed in an intensive year-long training program to prepare them for the foreign-intelligence-collection challenges they will face.

The National Clandestine Service has a second program, the Professional Trainee (PT) Program for recent college graduates, after which PTs may be considered for the CST Program.

How To Apply
Because of the sensitive nature of intelligence work, all applicants must undergo security background and medical evaluations as well as a polygraph exam. Additionally all males born after 31 Dec 59 must register with the Selective Service System and be able to provide a “Certificate of Registration Status” upon application for a position.

Candidates should look on this website for positions under Intelligence GS-0132 and GS-0134 . Direct application to the intelligence agencies is also an effective hiring pathway. Candidates should check the website given below.

Agencies Hiring Intelligence Officers, Specialists & Aids
Following is a list of Agencies that regularly hire in the Intelligence field.
Air Force District of Washington
Army, Cmd 7th Army Europe
Army, Field Ops Office of Secretary
Central Intelligence Agency
Defense Intelligence Agency
Justice
Military Traffic Management Cmd
National Imagery & Mapping Agency
National security agency
Navy Field Offices
Navy Intelligence Command
Navy, Special Warfare Cmd
Department of State
Department of Energy
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Postal Service

Candidates interested in the CIA’s Clandestine Services Trainee Program can write for an application package:

CIA
CST Division
PO Box 4605
Reston, VA 20195

Interested candidates can obtain additional information about specific jobs on the internet. See below. •

Agencies Hiring Intelligence Officers, Specialists & Aids
Following is a list of Agencies that regularly hire in the Intelligence field.
Air Force Headquarters

Air Force Air National Guard

Air Force District of Washington

Air Force Personnel Center

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

Army, Cmd 7th Army Europe

Army, Field Ops Office of Secretary

Army Intelligence And Security Command

Army Joint Activities

Army Space and Missle Defense Command

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection

Central Intelligence Agency

Defense Intelligence Agency

Dept of Army

Dept of Defense

Dept of Energy

Dept of Homeland Security

Dept of Navy

Dept of State

Dept of Treasury

Drug Enforcement Agency

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Homeland Security Coast Guard

Justice Department

National Imagery & Mapping Agency

National Security Agency

Transportation Security Administration

U.S. Postal Service