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Our Agency’s hiring needs change to keep pace with the dynamic national security landscape.
The Stokes Undergraduate Scholarship Program is an internship and financial needs-based scholarship to help undergraduates acquire CIA mission-critical skills while completing their degree program.
- Internship
- Starting salary: $36,145 - $48,155
- At least 18 years of age by 15 September of this year
Open Source Exploitation Officers discover, collect, curate, and assess foreign-based publicly available information, providing open-source data and reporting to help answer intelligence questions.
- Full time
- Starting salary: $69,287 - $145,617
- Bachelor's degree
- Foreign language bonus eligible
Human Resources (HR) Officers provide substantive advice across HR functional areas to include workforce planning, talent acquisition, and staffing.
- Full time
- Starting salary: $68,615 - $97,339*
- *Higher starting salary possible depending on experience level
- Bachelor’s degree
Directorate of Operations Language Officers use their foreign language skills, cultural experience, and expertise to support clandestine operations.
- Full time
- Starting salary: $73,916 - $122,459*
- *Higher starting salary possible depending on experience level
- Bachelor’s degree; no preferred major or program of study
- Foreign language bonus eligible
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