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Much More Than a Job

The mission of the FBI is to protect the American people and uphold the Constitution of the United States. Special Agents enforce over 300 federal statutes and conduct criminal and national security investigations.

To be successful, the FBI needs Special Agents who possess a broad range of education, experiences and skills. Our Special Agents come from a wide range of unexpected career backgrounds beyond law enforcement, including education, science, business and technology. For example, you may be asked to utilize foreign language skills to interview a victim of human trafficking, computer skills to decipher malicious code, accounting skills to uncover hidden assets or communication and collaboration skills to lead a joint agency investigation.

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW TO APPLY

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ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW TO APPLY

TESTING OVERVIEW

PFT TRAINING TIPS

BFTC GUIDE

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At the end of the day, the mission comes first. However, over the past three years, on average, new Agents leaving Quantico have been assigned to one of their top five ranked offices. Furthermore, the FBI’s greatest need is in certain offices like New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Juan. If that’s where you want to be, we'll guarantee that's where you’ll end up!

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Did You Know?

At the end of the day, the mission comes first. However, over the past three years, on average, new Agents leaving Quantico have been assigned to one of their top five ranked offices. Furthermore, the FBI’s greatest need is in certain offices like New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Juan. If that’s where you want to be, we'll guarantee that's where you’ll end up!

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Did You Know?

At the end of the day, the mission comes first. However, over the past three years, on average, new Agents leaving Quantico have been assigned to one of their top five ranked offices. Furthermore, the FBI’s greatest need is in certain offices like New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Juan. If that’s where you want to be, we'll guarantee that's where you’ll end up!

The FBI transfer process is explained in detail, including helpful information listing ratios of the number of FBI transfers per year, on the FBI Transfer slipsheet.

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