Jessica+Medina+Career+Profile

__[|Tasks]__ FBI Agents **get warrants, make arrests, and testify in court.**

__[|Level of Education Required]__ You must have at least **a 4 year diploma from a recognized college or university. You must also have at least 3 years of professional work experience.** Also, you must qualify in accounting, computer science/information technology, language, law or diversified. You must have a **driver's licence** to be qualified to become a FBI Agent. You must pass a **polygraph exam, and a drug urinalysis test**. You also must **go through 22 weeks of intensive training that tests your physical and mental abilities.** You will not become a FBI Agent if you don't pass this training. So, this means that it will take you **7 years** to become an agent plus the 22 weeks of training that you must take.

[|Salary] The **average salary for an FBI Agent is $61,100**. The **average peak salary for a FBI Agent is $69,900**. There are a couple of benefits that come with this job like **group help and life insurance programs, vacation and sick pay, and also a full retirement plan.**

[|Future Prospects in this field/ Chances of getting this job] Future prospects in this field **are favorable for qualified applicants**. You must have psychological, personal, and physical qualifications. Your chances are favorable because **there will be many openings available because of the need to replace workers who have retired. Also, they need people to replace those who leave agencies for federal jobs and also private-sector security jobs.** But, your opportunities will be better if you're a bilingual applicant that has military experience or college training in police science if you want to work in a local or State department. If you want to work in Federal and Sate law enforcement agencies, your opportunities will be better if you're a bilingual applicant with a bachelor's degree and a couple of years of military or law enforcement experience, especially investigative experience.

[|Average Hours Spent on the Job] Agents **usually work 40 hour weeks**. But, being paid overtime is common. Even **when they are off duty, they are required to work when they are needed. So, they don't have a guaranteed schedule.**

[|High School] You must have a **High School diploma**. **It's good to have passed foreign language** since this job requires outstanding language skills.

[|College or other education/ training] You must have at least a **4 year diploma from a college or university that is recognized by one of the regional or national institutional associations recognized by the United States Secretary of Education.** Also, you must got to the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia for intensive training. If you don't pass this training, you will not become a FBI agent. You must have a **driver's license**. Try to **major in computer science, homeland security, foreign languages, criminal justice, political science, international studies, economics, or corrections.**