Also called: DSS Agent, Regional Security Officer
Protects U.S. embassies and diplomats abroad and investigates passport and visa fraud.
DSS agents serve as Regional Security Officers at embassies, running security for hundreds of people in places like Baghdad or Nairobi. In the U.S. they protect the Secretary of State and visiting foreign leaders, and chase passport fraud.
Federal GS/GL pay plus 25% Law Enforcement Availability Pay (LEAP) and locality pay. Overseas allowances add more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's degree, U.S. citizenship, age limits (usually under 37 at hiring), tough fitness test, background check, and a long federal academy. Worldwide availability.
Ways in: 4-year college, Military. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: International Relations, Criminal Justice, Foreign Languages.
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection; hiring depends on federal budgets.
Low risk for 10 years. Threat-monitoring software helps; running embassy security and protecting diplomats abroad stay human.
Classes: A foreign language, World history, Government, PE / fitness.
Official data: O*NET occupation 33-3021.
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