Customs and Border Protection Officers build social perceptiveness, judgment and decision making and coordination skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Compliance Officers (89%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Compliance Officers | 89% | $80,730 | — | Bachelor's degree |
| 2 | Private Detectives and Investigators | 86% | $51,220 | — | None |
| 3 | First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | 81% | $106,040 | — | None |
| 4 | Government Property Inspectors and Investigators | 81% | $80,730Pay for the broader BLS group “Compliance Officers” | Not compared | None |
| 5 | Customs Brokers | 80% | $80,730Pay for the broader BLS group “Compliance Officers” | Not compared | None |
| 6 | Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents | 78% | $62,370 | — | None |
| 7 | Retail Loss Prevention Specialists | 77% | $42,540Pay for the broader BLS group “Protective Service Workers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 8 | Transportation Security Screeners | 77% | $66,770 | — | None |
| 9 | Compliance Managers | 76% | $141,900Pay for the broader BLS group “Managers, All Other” | Not compared | Bachelor's degree |
| 10 | First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers | 75% | $77,970 | — | None |
Compared with Customs and Border Protection Officers, median —. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as customs and border protection officers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
89% skill match · $80,730
Time Management
86% skill match · $51,220
Complex Problem Solving · Operations Analysis · Systems Evaluation
81% skill match · $106,040
Management of Personnel Resources · Instructing · Persuasion
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Compliance Officers (89% skill match, median $80,730), Private Detectives and Investigators (86% skill match, median $51,220) and First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives (81% skill match, median $106,040), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
None of the 25 closest matches pays more than customs and border protection officers at the national median (BLS May 2025). Higher-paying moves usually need more training.
22 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.