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Law enforcement jobs are available in many U.S. Government agencies. However, the largest numbers are employed by the Departments listed below. Explore each Department for a complete listings of available jobs. Just click on the Department name to find out more and to link to thousands of job vacancies.
You will also find links to each occupational job series where you can explore not only the primary occupation but related private sector occupations.
Click on the Job Title in the following Table to find comprehensive lists with links to jobs with ALL federal agencies and related private sector jobs. There are many more law enforcement jobs in support occupations such as administrative officers, clerks, logistics specialists, etc. The Justice Department is the largest employer of criminal investigators, employing 24,448. The Department of Homeland Security is the second largest employer 10,671 criminal investigators. Correctional officers are employed by 2 agencies — the Department of Justice has 17,580 officers, and Interior employs the remaining 136. All Internal Revenue officers are employed by the Treasury Department.
TABLE 11-1
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Law Enforcement Employment Occupations NOTE: Click on the Job Title to find comprehensive job listings with ALL federal agencies and related private sector jobs. Click on the Department list to find jobs for a specific agency. |
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Job Series (GS) |
Title |
Total Employment |
Largest Employing Department |
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0006 |
1,693 |
Justice (1,660) |
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0007 |
13,097 |
Justice (13,059) |
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|
0019 |
28,000 |
Homeland Security (30,000) |
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|
0025 |
6,276 |
Interior (4,821) |
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|
0072 |
818 |
Justice (779) |
|
|
0080 |
6,719 |
Defense (3,631) |
|
|
0083 |
8,731 |
Defense (3,137) |
|
|
0101 |
6,768 |
Defense (2,032) |
|
|
0132 |
5,407 |
Defense (2,791) |
|
|
0180 |
3,666 |
Vet. Admin. (1,926) |
|
|
0249 |
1,120 |
Labor (1,120) |
|
|
0390 |
710 |
Defense (382) |
|
|
0436 |
1,635 |
Agriculture (1,635) |
|
|
1169 |
6,626 |
Treasury (6,626) |
|
|
1397 |
118 |
Justice (57) |
|
|
1801 |
11,205 |
Homeland Security (5,337) |
|
|
1802 |
7,552 |
Justice (4,901) |
|
|
1810 |
2,739 |
Defense (1,246) |
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|
1811 |
35,840 |
Justice (20,933) |
|
|
1822 |
1,244 |
Labor (1,244) |
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|
1889 |
1,189 |
Treasury (1,187) |
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|
1896 |
8,265 |
Homeland Security (8,265) |
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2121 |
403 |
Transportation (391) |
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2151 |
431 |
Defense (373) |
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|
2181 |
2,668 |
Defense (1,943) |
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