FBI Jobs - Working for the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Many federal investigative jobs have age requirements, and applicants must be at least 21 years of age and under the age of 37 at the time of appointment. Other positions state that you must be 21 years of age and be a U.S. citizen. Each job announcement lists the required qualifications for that position. If you want to work in law enforcement, and you are over age 37, your options are limited; you may have to consider a support position that does not have an age limit.

The federal government maintains a high profile in many areas of law enforcement. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents are the government’s principal investigators, responsible for investigating violations of more than 200 categories of federal law and conducting sensitive national security investigations. Agents may conduct surveillance, monitor court-authorized wiretaps, examine business records, investigate white-collar crime, or participate in sensitive under-cover assignments. The FBI investigates organized crime, public corruption, financial crime, fraud against the government, bribery, copyright infringement, civil rights violations, bank robbery, extortion, kidnapping, air piracy, terrorism, espionage, interstate criminal activity, drug trafficking, and other violations of federal statutes.

The FBI hires crime scene specialists, special agents, laboratory technicians, fingerprint experts, language specialists, and a large group of support specialists. Together with many others, these are the members of the FBI's Professional Support staff: Thousands working together in a united effort against crime.

The following jobs are currently advertised by the FBI. Jobs are located at various locations as noted on the announcements. The FBI is committed to protecting your privacy and will collect no personal information about you unless you choose to provide that information to them. The resume data you do submit will be used for employment consideration only and will be stored in an internal resume tracking system. Your data is only available internally to a limited number of hiring officials and will not be shared with any other people or organizations internally or externally.

FBI LINGUISTS

FBI Linguists play a vital role in the translation, transcription, reporting, and analysis of materials with national security ramifications. Terrorism, foreign counterintelligence, organized crime, air piracy, interstate criminal activity, public corruption, financial crime, bribery, civil rights violations, kidnapping, drug trafficking...investigating these crimes and others may all be part of your challenging career as a Linguist with the FBI. Combining your proficiency in a critical foreign language with the exciting science of investigative work, you will apply your unique skills and talents to protect the security and welfare of your country.

Consideration is currently being afforded to English-speaking candidates with a professional-level language fluency in:

Arabic
Armenian
Burmese
Chechen
Chinese (all dialects)
Dari
Farsi
French
Gujarati
Hebrew
Hindi
Hmong
Hungarian
Kazakh

Korean
Latvian
Lithuanian
Malay
Maltese
Norwegian
Pashto
Polish
Romanian
Russian
Slovak
Spanish
Swahili
Tagalog

FBI SPECIAL AGENT

FBI Special Agents are responsible for conducting sensitive national security investigations and for enforcing over 300 federal statutes. As an FBI Special Agent you may work on matters including terrorism, foreign counterintelligence, cyber crime, organized crime, white-collar crime, public corruption, civil rights violations, financial crime, bribery, bank robbery, extortion, kidnapping, air piracy, interstate criminal activity, fugitive and drug-trafficking matters, and other violations of federal statutes.

There is no such thing as a typical day for an FBI Special Agent. Every day is different. One day you could be testifying in federal court, the next you could be executing a search warrant and gathering evidence, the next you could be meeting with a source to gather intelligence on illegal activities, the next you could be making an arrest, and the next you could be back in the office meeting with your squad and catching up on paperwork.

Serving as a Special Agent is a very demanding job with strict entry requirements. Please review closely all requirements to ensure that you qualify before you apply.

To become an FBI Special Agent you must be a U.S. citizen or a citizen of the Northern Mariana Islands. You must be at least 23 years of age, but younger than 37 upon your appointment as a Special Agent. You must possess a four-year degree from a college or university accredited by one of the regional or national institutional associations recognized by the United States Secretary of Education. You must have at least three years of professional work experience. You must also possess a valid driver’s license and be completely available for assignment anywhere in the FBI's jurisdiction.

All applicants for the Special Agent position must first qualify under one of five Special Agent Entry Programs. These programs include:

Requirements: U.S. citizenship is required; as is successful completion of a medical evaluation, polygraph interview, and an extensive background investigation. Must be willing to relocate . Apply online at location listed above.

HOSTAGE RESCUE TEAMS (HRT)

The FBI is the lead Federal Agency for investigating terrorist threats against the United States. This responsibility includes tactical response to interdict and apprehend terrorists before they can act, and to conduct other high-risk tactical operations. The FBI has one full-time counterterrorist tactical team, the FBI Hostage Rescue Team (HRT). As an FBI Special Agent* (SA), you may become a member of the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team. Here, highly qualified and motivated FBI Special Agents volunteer to respond to challenges that are the most complex, critical, and urgent. They are a tight-knit team — highly trained, specially equipped, always prepared.

Candidates for the position of FBI Special Agent must possess a four-year college degree and three years of professional work experience; be available for assignment anywhere in the FBI’s jurisdiction; be between the ages of 23 and 36; be in excellent physical condition with the ability to pass a rigorous physical fitness test; and consent to a complete background investigation, drug test, and polygraph. HRT Operators are Special Agents first, and will have investigative and managerial career opportunities in the FBI following their HRT assignment.

The FBI's Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) was established in 1983 to be a national level counterterrorist unit, offering a tactical option for any extraordinary hostage crisis or other law enforcement situation that may occur within the United States. Today, HRT responds to the most urgent and complex FBI cases in the U.S. and abroad. It is part of the Tactical Support Branch of the FBI’s Critical Incident Response Group (CIRG), and is based at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia.

The HRT is organized into Tactical Units, each of which is made up of assaulter and sniper/observer Operators. These tactical elements are supported by a Tactical Helicopter Unit, Tactical Mobility Team, logistics, intelligence, communications, and command staffs.

PROFESSIONAL STAFF

The FBI offers tremendous career opportunities for a wide range of professionals. Because of the breadth and scope of the FBI’s mission, we employ professionals in fields as varied as intelligence analysis, laboratory sciences, linguistics, security, information technology, human resources, general management, etc.

Please check our current job postings to see if we are recruiting for professionals in your field of expertise.

JOB VACANCIES FBI - (ALL AREAS)

FBI LINGUISTS

FBI SPECIAL AGENT

HOSTAGE RESCUE TEAMS (HRT)

PROFESSIONAL STAFF