Job Description
Special Agent - Linguists/Foreign Language Background is listed by Federal Bureau of Investigation. The FBI is hiring Special Agents with foreign language backgrounds to join its investigative teams. These agents put in linguistic expertise to interview victims, translate during interrogations, and testify in court.
The FBI very values proficiency in Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Farsi, Russian, Somali, Uzbek, Korean, or other languages. All you must pass the FBI's Foreign Language Test Battery. Unique Agents strategy and run investigations of federal law violations.
They exercise judgment and versatility in meeting investigative demands, build liaison relationships with law enforcement agencies, and participate in searches, seizures, and arrests. Agents carry firearms and must be willing to employ force, including deadly force, if necessary. Physical fitness must perform law enforcement responsibilities.
This role suits professionals who combine investigative drive with language expertise. The FBI provides a structured profession path with training at Quantico and assignment to one of 56 field offices. The role is exempt from the federal civilian hiring freeze.
You should be committed to improving state efficiency, passionate about American ideals, and dedicated to upholding the norm of law and the Constitution.
Salary & Compensation
Salary / Settle Package: $99,461 - $128,329 per year.
Qualification
All you must have two years of full-time work expertise and a bachelor's degree, or one year of full-time function background with an sophisticated degree (master's or doctorate).
Specialized Know-how (SE) is called for, defined as gathering and analyzing info, solving issues, organizing competing assignments, managing involved environments, and communicating effectively.
- Be a U.S. Citizen.
- Have a bachelor's degree or higher from a U.S. Accredited college or university.
- Possess full-time expert work experience (2 years with bachelor's, 1 year with advanced degree.
- Be eligible for a Top-Secret SCI Clearance.
- Be capable to legally possess and carry a firearm.
- Be at least 23 years aged and not have reached your 37th birthday on appointment (exceptions may register.
- Encounter FBI Employment Eligibility conditions.
- Gather medical and physical requirements.
- Possess a valid driver's license with at least six months driving experience.
- Be open for assignment to any of the FBI's 56 Field Offices.
Role Responsibilities
- Blueprint and conduct investigations of potential federal law violations.
- Exercise judgment, resourcefulness, and versatility in meeting investigative demands.
- Produce and uphold productive liaison relationships with federal, state, area, tribal, territorial, and international law enforcement agencies.
- Arrange and participate in searches, seizures, and arrests.
- Bear a firearm and be willing to apply force, including deadly force, if necessary.
- Keep up physical fitness for law enforcement duties.
- Testify in court and translate during interrogations as needed.
How to Apply
- Unseal the USAJOBS announcement and with your USAJOBS/Login.gov account.
- Finish the federal submission questionnaire.
- Attach your federal resume (using the Resume Builder) and required documents: college transcripts, SF-50 (if existing/former federal employee), and any Memorandum for Record for operate performed outside assigned duties.
- Don’t attach a include letter or picture files (JPEG, TIFF, PNG, BMP).
- Hand in your submission before the closing date: December 30, 2026.
Additional Information
- Pay includes base cover, locality settle for Washington D.C. Field, and availability pay (25% of base+locality). Upon training graduation, pay adjusts to office assignment locality.
- You must be U.S. Citizens and consent to a finalize background investigation, urinalysis, and polygraph.
- Evaluate the Distinct Agent Shortlisting Procedure guide before registering for useful details.
- Travel may be required; agents must be on offer for assignment to any of the FBI's 56 Field Offices.
- Federal employees enjoy wrap up gains package.
- For questions, contact Human Resources New Agent Staffing at [email protected].
About Company
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the principal federal investigative agency of the U.S. Department of Justice. Its mission is to safeguard national security and enforce federal laws through intelligence-driven investigations.
This Unique Agent role is piece of the FBI's effort to recruit linguists who can put in foreign language abilities in criminal and national security investigations. The FBI values cultural knowledge and language proficiency to enhance its investigative capabilities.
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