CIA AgentCIA Agent

By: Mitchell SteinhauserBy: Mitchell Steinhauser

Job DescriptionJob Description

CIA agents perform CIA agents perform clandestine services for clandestine services for the U.S. government, the U.S. government, which may involve which may involve secret operations in the secret operations in the U.S.A. or other U.S.A. or other countries. Other names countries. Other names for operatives of the CIA for operatives of the CIA are “spies” or “secret are “spies” or “secret agents.” agents.”

Required Training and Required Training and EducationEducation In order to join the CIA, In order to join the CIA,

the only requirements the only requirements are that you must be at are that you must be at least 18 years of age least 18 years of age and a high school and a high school graduate. In order to graduate. In order to receive more missions, receive more missions, it is expected that you it is expected that you have a college degree have a college degree and a GPA of 3.0 or and a GPA of 3.0 or higherhigher

Subjects That Apply to Subjects That Apply to This CareerThis Career Technology classesTechnology classes Logic classesLogic classes Foreign languagesForeign languages MathMath

Career ClusterCareer Cluster

This career fits in the Government This career fits in the Government and Public Administration cluster and Public Administration cluster because in this career you because in this career you perform clandestine services on perform clandestine services on behalf of the U.S. Governmentbehalf of the U.S. Government

Career Interests That Career Interests That ApplyApply Investigator: CIA agents must Investigator: CIA agents must

transport and search for secret transport and search for secret informationinformation

Doer: CIA agents have a lot of Doer: CIA agents have a lot of energy and do the physical workenergy and do the physical work

Work ConditionsWork Conditions

Depending on what Depending on what missions you are missions you are given, working given, working conditions can range conditions can range from extremely from extremely dangerous to very dangerous to very relaxedrelaxed

Dress RequirementsDress Requirements

Not all CIA agents wear the black Not all CIA agents wear the black suit, black tie, black sunglasses suit, black tie, black sunglasses that are seen in movies (though that are seen in movies (though some do during some missions)some do during some missions)

CIA agents are expected to wear CIA agents are expected to wear business casual dress to workbusiness casual dress to work

Work ScheduleWork Schedule

A CIA agents work schedule A CIA agents work schedule varies depending on whether or varies depending on whether or not they are on a mission. Work not they are on a mission. Work hours can range from a 40 hour hours can range from a 40 hour work week to a 75 hour work work week to a 75 hour work weekweek

SalarySalary

A CIA agents salary varies from A CIA agents salary varies from $80,000-$244,000 a year $80,000-$244,000 a year depending on their ranking in the depending on their ranking in the companycompany

Future OutlookFuture Outlook

The job count for the CIA and the The job count for the CIA and the job growth for the CIA is unknown job growth for the CIA is unknown because at the moment the CIA is because at the moment the CIA is unable to disclose that unable to disclose that informationinformation

Interesting Interesting InformationInformation CIA agents do get cool spy gear CIA agents do get cool spy gear

like James Bond, but that like James Bond, but that equipment has not been equipment has not been disclosed.disclosed.

Likes and DislikesLikes and Dislikes

I would like this job because I would I would like this job because I would get to use my cunning.get to use my cunning.

I would like this job because it involves I would like this job because it involves adventureadventure

I would like this job because it has a I would like this job because it has a great salarygreat salary

I would not like this job because it I would not like this job because it could involve sitting in an office with could involve sitting in an office with paperwork.paperwork.