FBI Profiler Salary Information
In reality, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI ) does not employ anyone with the job title of "profiler." However, the tasks associated with criminal profiling do fall under the job description of Supervisory Special Agents who are assigned to the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime (NCAVC) which is located in Quantico, Va.
Supervisory Special Agents must first be employed as Special Agents for at least three years before they are eligible for promotion. Special Agents employed by the FBI fall under the government pay scale as GS-10, Step 1 employees. They also receive an adjustment for the locality in which they live. Base pay for a GS-10, Step 1 employee is just over $43,000 a year. The adjustment for locality averages between 12.5 percent to 28.7 percent of base pay.
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Job Description
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FBI special agents and supervisory special agents are involved in a wide variety of job duties. These include investigating crimes, testifying in court, gathering evidence and executing search warrants. They also must keep up with paperwork, meet with teams to which they are assigned, interview witnesses and make arrests. In addition to these responsibilities, Supervisory Special Agents must use their crime-solving skills as well as their knowledge of criminal behavior to "profile" criminals and stay one step ahead of their suspects.
Work Enviornment
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Any job involving law enforcement can be very dangerous as well as emotionally trying. Special agents must always be on the alert in order to keep themselves safe when confronting dangerous criminals. They must constantly train and keep in good physical shape in order to deal appropriately with a wide variety of dangerous and threatening situations.
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Qualifications
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Candidates for special agent with the FBI must be U.S. citizens who are at least 23 years old, but not older than 37 years of age at time of appointment. Candidates must also have a four-year degree from an accredited college or university. They must also posses a valid U.S. driver's license and they must be available to be assigned to any location the FBI deems necessary.
Applicants for special agent must also qualify for one of five special-entry categories which include accounting, computer science/information technology, language, law and diversified. Candidates who posses specialized skills in areas such as biology or a proficiency in a foreign language are given priority in the hiring process.
Opportunities for Advancement
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Special agents have a wide variety of possibilities for advancement. Promotions to senior, supervisory or administrative positions are available with the FBI as well as the FBI Senior Executive Service.
Job Outlook
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The level of annual government spending and budgeting directly affects how many new agents the FBI is able to hire in any given year. Therefore, the job outlook is not as good for federal law enforcement agents as it is in local law enforcement agencies. Although layoffs in the FBI are fairly rare, when it does happen, agents usually have few problems finding similar jobs at the state or local level.
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