Series 1895

Customs and Border Protection

Customs and Border Protection officers who inspect travelers and cargo at airports, seaports, and land border crossings and enforce immigration, customs, and other laws. Jobs are with U.S. Customs and Border Protection and have age limits and physical requirements.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

1800 Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Group · General Schedule

See open 1895 jobs on USAJOBS Compare with another series Back to Series Directory

At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 379
Open now: 5
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Rising (+44%)
Demand score: 81/100
Remote opportunity score: 0/100
Veteran opportunity score: 8/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-13 to GS-14

Most common promotion potential: GS-13

GS pay plan, used by 100% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$114,138 to $148,381 per year

Median of the yearly salary ranges in posted announcements.

Who can apply

Share of job postings in the last 12 months, by who the announcement was open to.

Open to the public: 6%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 94%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 8%
Telework eligible (open now): 0%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of Homeland Security (375)
Other Agencies and Independent Organizations (4)

Top states

District of Columbia (48)
Virginia (44)
New York (34)
Texas (31)
California (25)

Hiring patterns

Based on job announcements since Mar 2017. How patterns are calculated

When this series usually posts jobs

Postings are spread fairly evenly through the year, so there is no clear best month to look.

Typical postings for series 1895 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	16% below average
February	About average
March	9% above average
April	About average
May	About average
June	About average
July	14% above average
August	12% above average
September	6% below average
October	About average
November	About average
December	12% below average

Postings by fiscal year

The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30. Fiscal years 2025 and 2026 include the government-wide hiring freeze that began in January 2025.

Job announcements for series 1895 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	443
FY 2019	364
FY 2020	391
FY 2021	365
FY 2022	408
FY 2023	374
FY 2024	307
FY 2025	352
FY 2026	384

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 1895 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	31
Jan 2026	18
Feb 2026	24
Mar 2026	36
Apr 2026	48
May 2026	31
Jun 2026	18
Jul 2026	38
Aug 2026	39
Sep 2026	47
Oct 2026	39
Nov 2026 (month to date)	10

1801 General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance 2,385 postings in 12 months
1802 Compliance Inspection and Support 1,429 postings in 12 months
1811 Criminal Investigation 1,214 postings in 12 months
1825 Aviation Safety 790 postings in 12 months
1896 Border Patrol Enforcement 689 postings in 12 months

About this data

Job numbers come from the USAJOBS API: 244,223 job announcements opened from December 1, 2025 to November 15, 2026, plus 12,260 announcements open on November 15, 2026. Canceled announcements are not counted. Series descriptions summarize the OPM Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families.

These figures describe posted job announcements, not hiring outcomes. Always read the official announcement and its qualification requirements before applying. How the scores are calculated.