TYPICAL POSITIONS. Special agent, crime laboratory technician, ballistics technician, computer operator, fingerprint specialist, explosives examiner, document expert, and other nonagent technical positions.

EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS. General employment requirements include (1) an age of between 23 and 37; (2) excellent physical health; (3) uncorrected vision of not less than 20/200, corrected to 20/20 in one eye, and at least 20/40 in the other eye; (4) good hearing; (5) U.S. citizenship; (6) a valid driver's license; (7) successful completion of a background investigation; (8) a law degree or a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; (9) successful completion of an initiall written examination; (10) an intensive formal interview; and (11) urinalysis. A polygraph examination may also be required.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS. Five special-agent entry programs exist in the areas of law, accounting, languages, engineering/science, and a general "diversified" area, which requires a minimum of three years of full-time work experience, preferably with a law enforcement agency. The FBI emphasizes education and expecially values degrees in law, graduate studies, and business and accounting. Most nonagent technical career paths also require Bachelor's or advanced degrees and U.S. citizenship.

SALARY. Special agents enter the Bureau in Government Service (GS) grade 10 and can advance to grade GS-13 in field assignments and GS-15 or higher in supervisory and management positions. A high-cost area supplement ranging from 4% to 16% is paid in specified geographica areas.

BENEFITS. Benefits include (1) 13 days of sick leave annually; (2) 2-1/2 to 5 weeks of annual paid vacation and 10 paid federal holidays each year; (3) federal health and life insurance; and (4) a comprehensive retirement program.

DIRECT INQUIRRIES TO:
Federal Bureau of Investigation
U.S. Department of Justice
9th Street and Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20535
phone: (202) 324-4991, or check your local telephone book.