Description
Deploy detection canines to screen people, cargo, baggage, mail, vehicles, vessels, and aircraft at and between ports of entry; enforce customs, immigration, and agriculture laws by identifying contraband or concealed persons, detaining violators, seizing illegal goods, coordinating with partner agencies, and maintaining the canine’s training, health, and records.
Skills
Systems Skills
- • Judgment and Decision Making
Resource Management Skills
- • Time Management
Content
- • Reading Comprehension
- • Active Listening
- • Writing
- • Speaking
Process
- • Critical Thinking
- • Active Learning
- • Monitoring
Social Skills
- • Social Perceptiveness
- • Coordination
- • Persuasion
- • Negotiation
- • Service Orientation
Complex Problem Solving Skills
- • Complex Problem Solving
Abilities
Verbal Abilities
- • Oral Comprehension
- • Written Comprehension
- • Oral Expression
- • Written Expression
Idea Generation and Reasoning Abilities
- • Problem Sensitivity
- • Deductive Reasoning
- • Inductive Reasoning
- • Information Ordering
Perceptual Abilities
- • Flexibility of Closure
- • Perceptual Speed
Attentiveness
- • Selective Attention
- • Time Sharing
Visual Abilities
- • Near Vision
- • Far Vision
Auditory and Speech Abilities
- • Speech Recognition
- • Speech Clarity
Knowledge
Business and Management
- • Administrative
- • Customer and Personal Service
Engineering and Technology
- • Computers and Electronics
Mathematics and Science
- • Psychology
- • Sociology and Anthropology
- • Geography
Arts and Humanities
- • English Language
- • Foreign Language
Law and Public Safety
- • Public Safety and Security
- • Law and Government
Related specializations
Interview options
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Related Pathways
Public Service & Safety
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
