Border Patrol Agent - Entry Level

About the role

The U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) is hiring immediate entry-level career positions in federal law enforcement. These positions offer excellent base pay, exceptional benefits, and significant incentives.

Responsibilities

• Deterring illicit activity and enhancing national economic prosperity
• Protecting the American people by safeguarding borders
• Inspecting documents and possessions to determine citizenship or violations
• Maintaining surveillance and conducting night operations
• Interpreting and following tracks, marks, and other physical evidence of illegal entry
• Patrolling the international boundary and coastal waterways

Requirements

• One year of general work experience or a combination of education and experience
• One year of specialized work experience or a combination of education and experience for the GL-7 grade level
• Citizenship: U.S. Citizen
• Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years
• Age: Must be referred for selection before reaching 40th birthday
• Veterans' Preference: Eligible

Qualifications

• GL-5: Experience or combination of education and experience
• GL-7: Experience or combination of education and experience, plus superior academic achievement

Benefits

• Annual Base Salary: GL-5/GL-7 $51,632- $92,912 per year
• Exceptional benefits including health, dental, and other insurance plans, generous leave programs, and participation in the Thrift Savings Plan
• Up to $60,000 in additional incentives (recruitment and retention)

Pay

• Annual Base Salary varies per grade level

Schedule

• Full-time positions

Relocation

Relocation may be required. Duty location impacts pay rates; locality pay for federal law enforcement is higher in some locations than others.

Duty Locations

• Big Bend Sector Stations: Presidio, Van Horn, Sanderson, Alpine, Sierra Blanca, Marfa
• Buffalo Sector Stations: Wellesley Island
• Del Rio Sector Stations: Del Rio, Brackettville, Comstock, Eagle Pass North, Eagle Pass South, Carrizo Springs, Uvalde
• El Paso Sector Stations: Alamogordo, Clint, Deming, El Paso, Fort Hancock, Las Cruces, Lordsburg, Santa Teresa, Ysleta
• El Centro Sector Stations: El Centro, Indio, Calexico
• Havre Sector Stations: Havre, Malta, Plentywood, Scobey, Sweetgrass
• Calais, Fort Fairfield, Jackman, Rangeley, Van Buren
• Laredo Sector Stations: Laredo South, Cotulla, Hebbronville, Laredo West, Freer, Laredo North, Zapata
• Rio Grande Valley Sector Stations: Rio Grande City, Fort Brown, McAllen, Brownsville, Falfurrias, Weslaco, Kingsville, Harlingen
• San Diego Sector Stations: Boulevard, Brownfield, Campo, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, Murrieta, San Clemente
• Colville, Curlew, Metaline Falls, Oroville
• Beecher Falls, Burke, Champlain, Newport, Richford
• Tucson Sector Stations: Ajo, Tucson, Nogales, Douglas, Brian A Terry, Sonoita, Casa Grande, Three Points Substation, Willcox
• Yuma Sector Stations: Blythe, Yuma, Wellton