Jack Bauer's profession is a special agent with the fictional U.S. government Counter Terrorist Unit (CTU) in Los Angeles. He has a military background, having served in the U.S. Army Special Forces and Delta Force, and he also worked for the LAPD SWAT and the CIA before joining CTU. His job involves preventing major terrorist attacks on the United States, often taking extreme measures to save lives and protect the country. He has also held roles such as CTU Director and Director of Field Operations at CTU Los Angeles. In summary, Jack Bauer is primarily known as a federal agent in counterterrorism operations.