Customs and Border Protection Officers
Protective Service Occupations- O*NET-SOC code
- 33-3051.04
Investigate and inspect persons, common carriers, goods, and merchandise, arriving in or departing from the United States or between states to detect violations of immigration and customs laws and regulations.
- Data source: BLSPublished: 2026-08
High· relative
LowFour relative bandsVery highGroup-level value
Scale, basis and source
Four relative bands (Low / Moderate / High / Very high)
831 detailed occupations in the BLS Employment Projections table. Assigned per National Employment Matrix (NEM) code, so occupations sharing a NEM code carry the same band
- Data source: AnthropicPublished: 2026-03
0.123
0.000Range of values carried here0.745Group-level value
Scale, basis and source
Observed exposure index, 0–1 as published
Mapped onto O*NET tasks
Published per SOC 2018 occupation; every O*NET occupation with the same SOC 2018 code carries this value
- Data source: ILOPublished: 2025
0.14–0.32· 2 ISCO-08 groups
Scale, basis and source
Generative AI exposure index, 0–1 as published
Published per ISCO-08 unit group. Linked to this occupation, wholly or in part, by applying U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics crosswalks (ISCO-08 to 2010 SOC, 2010 SOC to 2018 SOC) as published
What kind of figure this source publishes
The BLS category is a relative rank, not an absolute level, and it is not a first-hand measurement: it groups an occupation's percentile ranks across several published studies into four bands. It is not an employment or wage forecast, not a probability of adoption, and it does not separate automation from augmentation.
ILO value for each linked ISCO-08 group
- ISCO-08 3351Customs and Border Inspectors0.32
- ISCO-08 5412Police Officers0.14
Task-level exposure
Exposed tasks only11 rated tasks · 7 tasks with β ≥ 0.5 (63.6%)
β = direct exposure (E1) + 0.5 × exposure when tools are available (E2), per the source repository's definition.
- Source unit: O*NET 27.2 tasks → O*NET 31.0 occupation code
- All rated tasks are in the O*NET 31.0 task list.
- Source
- OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" exposure rubric
- Release
- gh-main-0471612
- License
- MIT License, Copyright (c) 2024 OpenAI
Tasks of O*NET-SOC 2010 occupation 33-3021.05 Immigration and Customs Inspectors, linked to this occupation by the O*NET-SOC 2010 to 2019 crosswalk
| Task (O*NET 20.1) | Claude.aiRaw / share % | APIRaw / share % |
|---|---|---|
Examine immigration applications, visas, and passports and interview persons to determine eligibility for admission, residence, and travel in the U.S.33-3021.05 | 0.037194.7 | 0.0043100.0 |
Inspect cargo, baggage, and personal articles entering or leaving U.S. for compliance with revenue laws and U.S. customs regulations.33-3021.05 | 0.00215.3 | —0 |
| Not observed on any surface — 9 task(s) — These tasks have no row in the source for this release. The 0 in the share row is a display-stage composition ratio; absence is what the — in the raw row states. | ||
Detain persons found to be in violation of customs or immigration laws and arrange for legal action, such as deportation. | —0 | —0 |
Locate and seize contraband, undeclared merchandise, and vehicles, aircraft, or boats that contain such merchandise. | —0 | —0 |
Interpret and explain laws and regulations to travelers, prospective immigrants, shippers, and manufacturers. | —0 | —0 |
Record and report job-related activities, findings, transactions, violations, discrepancies, and decisions. | —0 | —0 |
Institute civil and criminal prosecutions and cooperate with other law enforcement agencies in the investigation and prosecution of those in violation of immigration or customs laws. | —0 | —0 |
Testify regarding decisions at immigration appeals or in federal court. | —0 | —0 |
Determine duty and taxes to be paid on goods. | —0 | —0 |
Collect samples of merchandise for examination, appraisal, or testing. | —0 | —0 |
Investigate applications for duty refunds and petition for remission or mitigation of penalties when warranted. | —0 | —0 |
Values in this tab are predicted labels, not observations. Eloundou et al. (2023) published two rating regimes — human raters and GPT-4 — and the β shown here is derived from the GPT-4 rater basis alone; the same task can take a different value under the other regime. The unit and the meaning differ from the observed shares (%) in the other tabs, so do not place them on the same axis.
| Task (O*NET 27.2) | βE1 + 0.5 × E2 |
|---|---|
Interpret and explain laws and regulations to travelers, prospective immigrants, shippers, and manufacturers.O*NET Task ID 9453 | 1.0 |
Record and report job-related activities, findings, transactions, violations, discrepancies, and decisions.O*NET Task ID 9455 | 1.0 |
Determine duty and taxes to be paid on goods.O*NET Task ID 9458 | 1.0 |
Examine immigration applications, visas, and passports and interview persons to determine eligibility for admission, residence, and travel in the U.S.O*NET Task ID 9450 | 0.5 |
Inspect cargo, baggage, and personal articles entering or leaving U.S. for compliance with revenue laws and U.S. customs regulations.O*NET Task ID 9454 | 0.5 |
Institute civil and criminal prosecutions and cooperate with other law enforcement agencies in the investigation and prosecution of those in violation of immigration or customs laws.O*NET Task ID 9456 | 0.5 |
Investigate applications for duty refunds and petition for remission or mitigation of penalties when warranted.O*NET Task ID 9460 | 0.5 |
Detain persons found to be in violation of customs or immigration laws and arrange for legal action, such as deportation.O*NET Task ID 9451 | 0.0 |
Locate and seize contraband, undeclared merchandise, and vehicles, aircraft, or boats that contain such merchandise.O*NET Task ID 9452 | 0.0 |
Testify regarding decisions at immigration appeals or in federal court.O*NET Task ID 9457 | 0.0 |
Collect samples of merchandise for examination, appraisal, or testing.O*NET Task ID 9459 | 0.0 |
β = E1 + 0.5 × E2 · E1 = tasks where direct LLM access alone cuts time by at least 50%, E2 = tasks where software built on top of an LLM cuts time by at least 50%. Values take only 0 / 0.5 / 1.0.
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All O*NET 31.0 task statements (11)
All O*NET 31.0 task statements for this occupation (English, as published; task type core or supplemental). Exposure values are not listed here; they are in the table above, next to each task statement as worded in the O*NET version each source used.
| Task (O*NET 31.0) | Type |
|---|---|
| Examine immigration applications, visas, and passports and interview persons to determine eligibility for admission, residence, and travel in the U.S. | Core |
| Detain persons found to be in violation of customs or immigration laws and arrange for legal action, such as deportation. | Core |
| Locate and seize contraband, undeclared merchandise, and vehicles, aircraft, or boats that contain such merchandise. | Core |
| Interpret and explain laws and regulations to travelers, prospective immigrants, shippers, and manufacturers. | Core |
| Inspect cargo, baggage, and personal articles entering or leaving U.S. for compliance with revenue laws and U.S. customs regulations. | Core |
| Record and report job-related activities, findings, transactions, violations, discrepancies, and decisions. | Core |
| Institute civil and criminal prosecutions and cooperate with other law enforcement agencies in the investigation and prosecution of those in violation of immigration or customs laws. | Core |
| Testify regarding decisions at immigration appeals or in federal court. | Core |
| Determine duty and taxes to be paid on goods. | Core |
| Collect samples of merchandise for examination, appraisal, or testing. | Core |
| Investigate applications for duty refunds and petition for remission or mitigation of penalties when warranted. | Supplemental |
0.01/ 3· Robot exposure index
Scale, basis and source
Each physical task is graded 0–3 by the setting in which robots that have been deployed, sold or demonstrated could do it (0 none · 1 purpose-built robot settings such as a fenced machine cell or a bottling line · 2 structured facilities such as a hospital pharmacy or a container port · 3 unstructured settings such as a private home or a construction site), and the grades are averaged by share of working time
Physical tasks among this occupation's O*NET 29.3 tasks
Anthropic estimated the grades and time shares with Claude Opus 5 using web search, as of 2026.
The robot exposure index is a different measure from the AI exposure figures on this site and cannot be added to or compared with them. It does not measure actual adoption or cost, and 0 also covers occupations with no physical tasks.
Tier of each physical task
Robot environment tiers (E0–E3)
E0 noneDetails
Rated not doable by robots that have been deployed, sold or demonstrated, even in a purpose-built setting
E1 purpose-built robot settingsDetails
Rated doable in a setting built around the machine, such as a fenced machine cell or a bottling line
E2 structured facilitiesDetails
Rated doable in a human work facility that an institution keeps to a working standard, such as a hospital pharmacy or a container port
E3 unstructured settingsDetails
Rated doable in a setting that no institution keeps to a working standard, such as a private home or a construction site
Only tasks classified as physical are listed; other tasks have no tier in the source.
| Task (O*NET 29.3) | Robot environment tier |
|---|---|
| Detain persons found to be in violation of customs or immigration laws and arrange for legal action, such as deportation. | E0 none |
| Locate and seize contraband, undeclared merchandise, and vehicles, aircraft, or boats that contain such merchandise. | E0 none |
| Inspect cargo, baggage, and personal articles entering or leaving U.S. for compliance with revenue laws and U.S. customs regulations. | E0 none |
| Collect samples of merchandise for examination, appraisal, or testing. | E1 purpose-built robot settings |
Occupation information
Employment outlook (BLS)
Values for the whole SOC 33-3051 group (Police and sheriff's patrol officers), not for this O*NET occupation alone.
- Employment, 2025
- 693K
- Projected employment, 2035
- 717K
- Change (2025–35)
- +3.5%
- Median annual wage, 2025
- $76,210
- Typical education needed for entry
- High school diploma or equivalent
Korea classification links (KSCO)
Links from the current release of the Korea Occupation Direct Crosswalk v1.1, made by AI Changing Work. Relation values are read from the O*NET-SOC occupation side.
| KSCO code | KSCO title | Relation | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35220 | 관세 행정 사무원 | This occupation is broader | confirmed |
| 35290 | 그 외 정부 행정 사무원 | This occupation is broader | confirmed |
Relation and status definitions(kr-direct v1.1)
ILO occupational description
AI Changing Work links the ISCO-08 unit groups below to this occupation by applying the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics crosswalks (2018 SOC to 2010 SOC, 2010 SOC to ISCO-08) as published, without case-by-case selection; each link may be whole or partial.
- ISCO-08 3351Customs and Border Inspectors
- ISCO-08 5412Police Officers
Sources: ILO ISCO-08 — details: Credits
ESCO occupational vocabulary
Each entry below is matched to this occupation in the published ESCO-O*NET Crosswalk (version 1, 2022). The match types are that crosswalk's; the wording is AI Changing Work's.
- customs officerESCO 3351.1Same scope
Customs officers combat the importation of illegal goods, firearms, drugs or other dangerous or illegal items while checking the legality of items brought across national borders. They are government officials who control the documents to ensure entry criteria and custom laws are complied with and control if the custom taxes are paid correctly.
- immigration officerESCO 3351.3Same scope
Immigration officers monitor the eligibility of people, food, electronic devices and merchandise entering a country via an entry point. They use surveillance methods and check identification and documents to ensure entry criteria and custom laws are complied with. They can also conduct interviews with prospective immigrants to verify eligibility and inspect cargo to identify and detect violations.
- import export specialistESCO 3331.2.1This occupation is narrower
Import export specialists have and apply deep knowledge of import and export goods including customs clearance and documentation. They declare goods that cross the border, inform customers about customs and give advice concerning disputes related to customs legislation. They prepare the documents needed and make sure they are delivered to customs. They check and process duty and make sure VAT payments are done as applicable.
- customs and excise officerESCO 3331.1Overlapping, not the same
Customs and excise officers approve or deny the passage of goods through customs barriers for international business and ensure compliance with consignment legislation. They facilitate communication between import and export trading institutions and government officials, and are responsible for taxation calculation and ensuring payment.
Source: European Commission, DG EMPL — ESCO API 2026-08-08 (bridge v1.2.1)
License: CC BY 4.0 (EU Reuse Notice)
ESCO reuse terms and the modification notice are in Credits.
France classification links (ROME)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and ROME 4.0 job profiles, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side. Links marked “provisional” were adopted on the judgments of two judges from the same model family (Claude) alone, or by an operator rule applied to their judgments, so they rest on weaker evidence than confirmed links.
| ROME code | ROME title (French) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| K1505 | Inspecteur / Inspectrice des douanes | This occupation is broader |
| K1501 | Agent / Agente d'administration principal(e) des douanes | Overlapping, not the same |
| K1704 | Officier / Officière de police | Related, not a match |
Source: France Travail — Répertoire Opérationnel des Métiers et des Emplois (ROME 4.0), version 61, last updated 15 June 2026 (https://www.data.gouv.fr/datasets/repertoire-operationnel-des-metiers-et-des-emplois-rome). Licence Ouverte 2.0.
ROME codes and titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET-SOC occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not a France Travail correspondence.
(AI Changing Work link release: fr-direct v1)
Spain classification links (CNO-11)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and CNO-11 occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.
| CNO-11 code | CNO-11 title (Spanish) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 5910 | Guardias civiles | Related, not a match |
| 5921 | Policías nacionales | Related, not a match |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), National Classification of Occupations 2011 (CNO-11, Royal Decree 1591/2010) — www.ine.es · Licensed CC BY 4.0. CNO-11 codes and Spanish titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not an INE correspondence.
(AI Changing Work link release: es-direct v1)
Germany classification links (KldB)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and KldB occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.
| KldB code | KldB title (German) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 73242 | Berufe im Zolldienst - fachlich ausgerichtete Tätigkeiten | This occupation is broader |
| 73241 | Berufe im Zolldienst - Helfer-/Anlerntätigkeiten | This occupation is broaderprovisional |
| 73243 | Berufe im Zolldienst - komplexe Spezialistentätigkeiten | Overlapping, not the same |
| 53212 | Berufe im Polizeivollzugsdienst - fachlich ausgerichtete Tätigkeiten | Related, not a match |
| 73244 | Berufe im Zolldienst - hoch komplexe Tätigkeiten | Related, not a matchprovisional |
Source: © Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Klassifikation der Berufe 2010 – überarbeitete Fassung 2020, https://statistik.arbeitsagentur.de. KldB codes and titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own mapping (eigene Zuordnung) and are not a Bundesagentur für Arbeit correspondence.
(AI Changing Work link release: de-direct v1)
Japan classification links (JSCO)
AI Changing Work's links between this occupation and JSCO occupations, judged with AI models. Relations are read from this occupation's side.
| JSCO code | JSCO title (Japanese) | Relation |
|---|---|---|
| 459 | 他に分類されない保安職業従事者 | Related, not a match |
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), Japan Standard Occupational Classification (Dec. 2009, MIC Notification No. 555). JSCO codes and Japanese titles are reproduced unchanged; the links to O*NET occupations are AI Changing Work's own judgment and are not a MIC correspondence.
(AI Changing Work link release: jp-direct v1)
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