Also called: Protective Agent
Protects the President and other leaders and investigates counterfeiting and financial crimes.
Secret Service agents alternate between protection and investigation. On protection they stand post at events, scan crowds, and travel in motorcades. In field offices they chase counterfeit money and credit-card fraud rings. Travel and long hours come with the job.
Federal GS/GL pay plus 25% Law Enforcement Availability Pay (LEAP) and locality pay.
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.
Ways in: 4-year college, Military. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Criminal Justice, Finance, Computer Science, Political Science.
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection; hiring depends on federal budgets.
Low risk for 10 years. AI scans crowds and counterfeit patterns; standing post and protecting leaders in person stay human.
Classes: PE / distance running, Accounting, Psychology, Spanish.
Official data: O*NET occupation 33-3021.
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