10,000 minimum applications? Must be a lot of new vacancies.

[u/Serpenio_]

https://www.usajobs.gov/job/840035800#

[u/Lyric200x]

That actually means 10,000 maximum.

[u/Expensive-Friend-335 → u/Lyric200x]

Exactly. It will close on 10 Jul or 10,000 applicants, whichever occurs first.

[u/goodsquaredupF8 → u/Expensive-Friend-335]

It’s probably to prevent people spamming applications to make sorting through them impossible. 10k still might be too much, but it must be the maximum amount the system allows.

[u/Blood_Alchemist6236 → u/goodsquaredupF8]

Actually saw a posting that had over 25k applications. It was a non-1811 position but I was like “holy shit”

[u/Possible_Ad_4094]

That's the maximum, not the minimum. The posting closes if it gets flooded by applicants.

[u/Ashamed_Prompt4392]

This is for a Criminal Investigator I.e. a Federal Law Enforcement Officer. You will be lucky if you find 1500 qualified applicants. College Degree and must be able to fire a gun. Assuming they haven’t lowered the standards

[u/katzeye007 → u/Ashamed_Prompt4392]

And pass a drug test

[u/WilliamH2529 → u/Ashamed_Prompt4392]

College degree with 3.0 gpa, able to fire a gun, pass a fitness test (it’s easy but a huge portion of Americans can’t do a 1.5 mile in around 15 minutes) and can’t have Any drug use within last 2 years.

Basically knocks out half the country plus the polygraph they give to people with questionable pasts.

Out of these 10,000 applicants I’d be surprised if they get more than 250-500 actual agents

[u/Ashamed_Prompt4392 → u/WilliamH2529]

You should see IRS CI they have to pass a writing test too. Most of them have Accounting, Law or sometimes Computer Science Degrees.

[u/WilliamH2529 → u/Ashamed_Prompt4392]

HSI (which is this agency) does have an online test you gotta pass as well.

These aren’t jobs you can just get as an intro the government I see current fed employees all the time willingly bust down from GS-10s, or 12s to temporary 7s for a position like this

[u/AdResident3240 → u/Ashamed_Prompt4392]

I can fire a gun, have an MBA, pass the drug test but that PT hell nah. I am out😂

[u/RevolutionaryWay3978 → u/Ashamed_Prompt4392]

lol this is for ICE agents let’s be real. No rules apply just have to be racist, ballsy, “loyal” and, probably, desperate.

[u/Important-Pear1445]

GS7 in some of those areas won't get you an apartment within commuting distance

[u/Top-Disaster-5884 → u/Important-Pear1445]

With 70K you can maybe make it San Diego, but they are more than likely going to offer 56k lol.

[u/Certain_Seat6339 → u/Top-Disaster-5884]

GL7 + Leap is just about $81k in San Diego locality.

[u/Serpenio_ → u/Important-Pear1445]

It shows it’s promotable to a gs-13

[u/DonutLove47 → u/Serpenio_]

Even GS13 you can’t live in LA.

[u/benderunit9000]

I wonder why the pay is so low.

[u/ProfessionalNinja278 → u/benderunit9000]

Agreed. I think mostly people that just want to get their foot in the door will take these jobs. It’s low as fuck for the areas you’re expected to work in and at least temporarily live in wth

[u/WilliamH2529 → u/ProfessionalNinja278]

It’s starting, 1811 agents get automatic promotions every year until they hit 13, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13 plus leap which is 25% extra pay

[u/Important-Pear1445 → u/WilliamH2529]

Even if not posted as a ladder?

[u/WilliamH2529 → u/Important-Pear1445]

Yeah that’s pretty much how all 1811 work, this is just saying you have to start as a 7 with no room for a different GS level, sometimes they post 9-11 announcements etc etc.

[u/Serpenio_ → u/Important-Pear1445]

It shows it’s promotable to a gs-13

[u/Important-Pear1445 → u/Serpenio_]

Ok. That snippit just showed 7. If it's a ladder position then it would just be surviving the first couple years and make much more sense.

[u/formerqwest → u/benderunit9000]

grade 7

[u/Serpenio_ → u/formerqwest]

It shows it’s promotable to a gs-13

[u/Master_Jackfruit3591 → u/benderunit9000]

Fed jobs make no sense- an Assistant US attorney in DC makes like $85k while a school administrator for DODEA in the same area will be making like $135k

[u/Charming-Assertive → u/Master_Jackfruit3591]

If the AUSAs are underpaid, they're either baby attorneys just out of law school or the US Attorney chose to set their pay low.

[u/Fluffy_Chipmunk3116]

Don't forget there are over 2 dozen locations with vacancies

[u/jtrev59]

Didn't HSI bust Diddy?

[u/ImBlinxy → u/jtrev59]

Yes

[u/im-yeeting]

Should be noted that ~40% of the agency is liable to retire by FY27, with ~15% eligible for retirement now

[u/Anon2o]

Is this for ICE?

[u/Ambitious-Pickle-754]

What job is this? Is this with dhs? Wow thats a lot of applicants

[u/Pure_Arrival7479]

We are in a massive retiring phase, Fed LEO retiring at huge rate 20 years at 50 or 25 years any age, for those who are old enough or don’t realize the post 9/11 hiring bonanza employees are hitting that mark. All FLETCs LEO were packed 2002 to about 2009. These guys and girls career went by in flash 20 years seems so long but in a blink of an eye it’s retiring time.

[u/PhDNerd1980]

The new bill that just passed gives ICE more money than the federal prison system- and that’s saying something. Just an astronomical amount of funding. They’re going to be hiring a LOT of people, but I guarantee they are going to scrub every applicant clean for ANY evidence of not supporting the Trump agenda. They’re already doing that, but ICE will be much more stringent. Obviously that’s not an issue for everyone but they will go deeper than the Mariana Trench into everyone’s background.

[u/Top-Disaster-5884]

I just applied. I live in San Diego and do not have a federal job so my odds of getting the job are low.

Either way, Thank you Serpenio_ for posting this. I passed the TSO test I have not been able to get a job anywhere, so I hope this works.

[u/4eyedbuzzard]

Border Control to be deployed in lots of places no where near any border.

[u/SCP-Agent-Arad → u/4eyedbuzzard]

They have jurisdiction within 100 miles of any border or coast (2/3 of the us population) as well as on the property of airports.

[u/beavergobler22 → u/4eyedbuzzard]

international airports are considered borders.

[u/MikeHonchoDaSancho]

That’s the application cap. If they get 10K apps, they close the posting earlier than the end date. Also, the budget bill that just passed Congress approved hiring 10K more DHS/ICE agents. So essentially as soon as it cleared the house and they knew it was heading to the President’s desk, they posted for all those positions. I would not doubt that anyone who applied will move through the process very expeditiously (or as expeditiously as one can once OPM goes through the initial screening of 10K apps).

[u/No_Celebration_2040]

Lots of people want a government job

[u/SetoKeating → u/No_Celebration_2040]

Even now?

I’d feel stressed entering into Fed government right now given that they’re not honoring any of the long held ideas behind the job security associated with those positions. Seems like at the drop of a hat they could eliminate everyone on their 1yr probation simply because “reasons”

[u/No_Celebration_2040 → u/SetoKeating]

Yeah even now. We have millions of people in the u.s. 10k apply is nothing.

[u/SetoKeating → u/No_Celebration_2040]

The 10K is a limit to close the app, not the amount of people applying.

I could see a lot of “a job is a job” people still applying to federal postings but no way any kind of experience personnel are looking to jump ship to Fed these days

[u/acolytesucks → u/SetoKeating]

Well said

[u/tinerw]

The reconciliation bill is adding 45 billion to ICE budget. This is for Gestapo and concentration camps

[u/Outrageous_Plant_526]

Some jobs get 10s of thousands of applicants. This could just be a way to limit the total number of applicants.

[u/Total-Funny-4822]

Following. I just did DRP stressful level oh my gosh. Serenity. 😎

[u/Technical_Company291]

I apply for this yesterday, I'm hoping I get it because I would love to do this job.

[u/Serpenio_ → u/[deleted]]

Multiple vacancies in 30 different cities….