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FBI Recruiting Agents &
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 CIAs 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
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