FBI special agent
By: Dusti jones
Salary
Special Agent trainees at the FBI Academy
are paid as GS-10, step 1 ($43,441) plus
the Quantico, VA locality adjustment
(17.50%) during their time at the FBI
Academy. This equates to $51,043 on an
annualized basis (or $1,963 per each twoweek pay period).
Responsibilities
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.
Education requirements
Bachelor's Degree, and for some positions
a Master's Degree with a strong academic
record, preferably with a GPA of 3.0 or
better, and three years of professional
work experience.
Physical fitness test
1. Maximum number of sit-ups in one minute
2. Timed 300-meter sprint
3. Maximum number of push-ups (untimed)
4. Timed one and one-half mile (1.5 mile) run
Job benefits
group health and life insurance
vacation
sick pay
full retirement plan
Salary breakdown
Colleges
University of phoenix
University of Massachusetts
George mason university
West Virginia university
personnel
a total of 35,344 people worked for the
FBI, including 13,598 special agents and
21,746 professional staff. Among our
employees are 15,296 women, 8,650
minorities, and 1,302 persons with
disabilities.
Interesting facts
Nearly 18 million background checks are conducted each year
through the National Instant Criminal Background Check System to
determine purchase eligibility for firearms and explosives.
Female Agents Were Rare Until 1972.
During fiscal year 2012, the FBI’s Computer Analysis Response
Team (CART) examined 53,931 pieces of media. CART examined
more than 17,000 terabytes of data while supporting more than
9,700 investigations.
The National Crime Information Center (NCIC) averages nearly 8.8
million transactions a day, serving more than 92,000 users.
The special agent bomb technician (SABT) program is part of the
FBI’s Hazardous Devices Operations Center in our Critical Incident
Response Group.
“Fidelity, Bravery, and
Integrity.”