Education programmes of job
Nature of work
Customs officer performs general activities such as:- checking baggage, passengers and vehicles for smuggle things
- checking documentation relating to imported and exported items
- writing reports about smuggled things
- detecting drug and alcohol smugglers
Customs officer has extra responsibilities
- He may provide a consultant service in airports due to their experience
- He may arrest some passengers due to carrying chargeable items
- He may attend court
- He may involve in searching ships or aircrafts
- He may prevent aircrafts from flying without permission
Environment of work
- Customs officer works in ports and airports in their own offices
- Customs officer works in noisy and dangerous circumstances
- Customs officer works daily and even at weekends
- Customs officer works with qualified team work and lead them in an effective way
- Men usually who practice this career, but the number of women who is working as a customs officer are increasing
- Practicing this career may not include travel to any local place
Professional life
Customs officers work with team in public/ private sectors, but mainly they practice their job in public sector in Syria because all airports and ports belong to government- Good experience in this field may give customs officer a good opportunity to develop and improve his qualifications.
- Average salaries for this position around 25000SP
- practicing this career involves working in dangerous conditions, consequently the salary may be high comparing with other jobs
- After having good experience, customs officer continues his postgraduate studies
Getting the job
This work is available to all graduates from Economic faculty (business administration and financial departments)- students study the many subjects such as :
- customs officer may continue his postgraduate study to get master in business administration or PhD in the same field
Skills
Customs officer should have general skills as following- Good knowledge in working rules and conditions that are followed regarding importing and exporting
- able to notice details
- Good knowledge in health and safety guidelines
Customs officer should have personal skills that helps him/her in achieving the work
- Good ability in communication and negotiation
- Good ability to work with team
- Good ability to work under pressure
- Confident in decision-making
Sources and references
Arab standard Classification of Occupations 2008 : alolabor.orgwww.prospects.ac.uk