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Originally Posted by moomies
Customs officers get paid very well over here, I don't think they are paid low (two of my relatives work for Canadian customs). Don't know if it's the same in US though.
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Well, when I said they get paid "relatively" lower, I mean that when you consider all the factors involved, the pay is lower than some other jobs with similar requirements, skills, stress level, etc. I did a quick search to see if the figures I had in my head were at least in the same ball park, and I found some conflicting information but from what I can glean, I wasn't off-base. But what constitutes a high salary or a low salary is purely subjective. It's a respectable salary, but you won't get rich.
Even so, I think that anybody who works in field that focuses on travel either in or out of the US has probably been more stressed during the last few years, as has already been mentioned. I wouldn't be surprised if agents have had to undergo a lot more training, meetings, etc. Nobody likes that. And they have to be "on" the whole time they're working. I would go bonkers if I had to stand on my feet all day & be hypervigilant, looking for problems, & being serious all day. It takes a certain type of person to be successful in this job, and there's got to be an up-side & a down-side to that.