AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 33-3051.04

Will AI replace Customs and Border Protection Officers?

Customs and Border Protection Officers: AI can already handle 1 of 11 tasks; the work mostly needs an efficient-tier model.

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Every task, scored

The 11 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Customs and Border Protection Officers, from most to least exposed. 1 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.

Task AI exposure Evidence Model tier Importance
Interpret and explain laws and regulations to travelers, prospective immigrants, shippers, and manufacturers. 82 Observed Efficient 4.4
Examine immigration applications, visas, and passports and interview persons to determine eligibility for admission, residence, and travel in the U.S. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.8
Detain persons found to be in violation of customs or immigration laws and arrange for legal action, such as deportation. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.6
Locate and seize contraband, undeclared merchandise, and vehicles, aircraft, or boats that contain such merchandise. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.6
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. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.3
Testify regarding decisions at immigration appeals or in federal court. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.2
Record and report job-related activities, findings, transactions, violations, discrepancies, and decisions. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.2
Determine duty and taxes to be paid on goods. 30 Estimated Efficient 4.0
Collect samples of merchandise for examination, appraisal, or testing. 30 Estimated Efficient 3.8
Investigate applications for duty refunds and petition for remission or mitigation of penalties when warranted. 30 Estimated Efficient 3.1
Inspect cargo, baggage, and personal articles entering or leaving U.S. for compliance with revenue laws and U.S. customs regulations. 20 Estimated Efficient 4.6

Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 1 of 11 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 10 of 11. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.

The model tier this role needs

An efficient-tier model or lower covers 100% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 100% of the work is something AI can address at some tier.

Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.

Wages, employment and outlook

US employment
670,520
Median annual wage
$76,210
Middle half of earners
$59,290 to $97,600
Projected change, 2024 to 2034
+3.1%

Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034. BLS publishes these figures by SOC code, so O*NET occupations that share a SOC code show the same figures.

Adjacent roles

The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.

Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.

Questions about Customs and Border Protection Officers and AI

Will AI replace Customs and Border Protection Officers?

AI already handles 1 of the 11 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 34 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by +3.1% from 2024 to 2034.

What is the AI exposure of Customs and Border Protection Officers?

34 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 1 of the 11 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 10 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.

Which Customs and Border Protection Officers tasks can AI already do?

The tasks with the highest exposure are: Interpret and explain laws and regulations to travelers, prospective immigrants, shippers, and manufacturers. It is the only task that reach 60 or more.

What AI model tier does this role need?

An efficient-tier model or lower covers 100% of the role's importance-weighted task work. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.

How many people work as Customs and Border Protection Officers, and what do they earn?

670,520 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $76,210 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +3.1% from 2024 to 2034.

How to cite

Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.

JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Customs and Border Protection Officers. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/customs-and-border-protection-officers

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