Vocational Programs for Customs and Border Protection Officers Career

The role of Customs and Border Protection Officers is to investigate and inspect persons, common carriers, goods, and merchandise, arriving in or departing from the United States or between states to detect violations of immigration and customs laws and regulations.

7 vocational programs could be taken for the Customs and Border Protection Officers career.

The 2025 average tuition over the programs for preparing Customs and Border Protection Officers is $5,892. The average length of the programs is 430 hours and the average completion time is 18.07 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Customs and Border Protection Officers Career

The following 7 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Customs and Border Protection Officers.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2025 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Customs and Border Protection Officers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services	6	$19,459	-	-	-
Criminal Justice and Corrections	15	$27,990	-	110 Hours	28.50 Months
Criminal Justice/Police Science	517	$5,892	$631	749 Hours	7.63 Months
Law Enforcement Investigation and Interviewing	8	$13,519	-	-	-
Critical Incident Response/Special Police Operations	1	-	-	-	-
Protective Services Operations	5	$11,665	-	-	-
Criminalistics and Criminal Science	12	$20,597	-	-	-

Related Occupations to Customs and Border Protection Officers Career

The following 22 occupations are related to Customs and Border Protection Officers.

Related Occupations toCustoms and Border Protection Officers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Compliance Officers	384K	$80,190	$39
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	50,250	$65,370	$31
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists	85,870	$67,880	$33
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	14,670	$119,940	$58
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	24,470	$139,000	$67
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	52,280	$76,840	$37
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	138K	$106,000	$51
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	84,120	$90,740	$44
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	64,900	$59,580	$29
Bailiffs	15,900	$58,460	$28
Correctional Officers and Jailers	351K	$58,810	$28
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	107K	$95,930	$46
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	646K	$76,550	$37
Transit and Railroad Police	2,360	$78,230	$38
Private Detectives and Investigators	34,600	$60,270	$29
Security Guards	1,203K	$40,440	$19
Transportation Security Screeners	47,950	$51,040	$25
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks	158K	$48,760	$23
Cargo and Freight Agents	105K	$52,460	$25
Public Safety Telecommunicators	97,820	$52,140	$25
Agricultural Inspectors	12,660	$52,170	$25
Transportation Inspectors	27,670	$83,920	$40

Schools offering vocational programs for Customs and Border Protection Officers

The following 493 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Customs and Border Protection Officers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.