| Perhaps you have sometimes wondered, "What | | | | spouses within 120 days of the election, and other |
| does a secret service agent do?" Or "what are | | | | individuals as designated per Executive Order of |
| secret service jobs?" These are valid questions, | | | | the President. Secret agents also provide |
| considering that their work is so secretive. There | | | | protection at National Special Security Events |
| are many different jobs in this service, each with | | | | when designated by the Secretary of the |
| its own specific education and experience | | | | Department of Homeland Security. |
| requirements, and each with its own specific job | | | | So, it is clear that there could potentially be many |
| duties. While there are no such things as "secret | | | | different roles that people play in this field, from |
| service degrees," many agents have criminal | | | | administrative to the front lines. But what kind of |
| justice-based degrees and/or military experience. | | | | service degrees or training do these people get? |
| And they all have one overriding goal - to protect | | | | All new agent trainees are initially sent to the |
| the most important members of the Executive | | | | Federal Law Enforcement Training Center to begin |
| Branch, their families and other important | | | | their training for this job. This is where they enter |
| individuals related to the Office of the President. | | | | the 10-week Criminal Investigator Training |
| Secret Service Jobs Description | | | | Program, which trains new federal investigators |
| While there are many different secret services | | | | subjects like criminal law and investigative |
| careers, their goal is always to protect the | | | | techniques while providing a foundation for |
| president, the vice president, the president-elect | | | | agency-specific training programs. After this, |
| and vice president-elect, their immediate families, | | | | trainees must complete a 17-week Special Agent |
| former presidents, their spouses and the children | | | | Training Course at the Secret Services training |
| of former presidents until they reach age 16. | | | | academy to learn about specific Secret Services |
| They also protect visiting heads of foreign states | | | | policies and procedures. |
| or governments, their spouses traveling with | | | | This is a huge organization with a big responsibility. |
| them, other distinguished foreign visitors to the | | | | There are many exciting career options within this |
| United States, official U.S. representatives | | | | agency. So if you're the type of person who has |
| performing special missions abroad, major | | | | wondered, "what does a secret service agent |
| presidential and vice presidential candidates and | | | | do?" this may be a career worth exploring! |