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
• Preventing and apprehending undocumented noncitizens and smugglers
• Maintaining surveillance from covert positions and performing night operations
• Interpreting and following tracks, marks, and other physical evidence of illegal entry
• Performing various types of checks including farm checks, building checks, traffic checks, city patrols, and transportation checks
• Patrolling the international boundary and coastal waterways using government assets such as vehicles, horses, vessels, watercraft, off-road vehicles, ATVs, snowmobiles, and motorcycles

Requirements

• One year of general work experience demonstrating the ability to take charge, make sound decisions, and maintain composure in stressful situations
• One year of specialized work experience showing skills necessary to make sound judgments and decisions in the use of firearms, deal effectively with people in a courteous manner, and analyze information rapidly and make prompt decisions
• A bachelor's degree or successful completion of a full four-year course of study in any field leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• A combination of general work experience and successfully completed college education
• A combination of experience and education for the GL-7 grade level, including a bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or one full year of graduate-level education in a field of study related to law enforcement

Qualifications

• GL-5 grade level: Experience or education
• GL-7 grade level: Experience or education, or combination of experience and education
• GL-9 and GS-11 grade levels: Previous or current law enforcement or military law enforcement experience

Benefits

• Annual Base Salary ranging from $51,632 to $92,912 per year
• Health, dental, and other insurance plans
• A generous annual and sick leave program
• Participation in the Thrift Savings Plan
• Up to $60,000 in additional incentives (recruitment and retention)

Pay

• Annual Base Salary ranging from $51,632 to $92,912 per year
• Up to 25% of base pay for a fully trained BPA

Schedule

• Full-time position

Benefits

• Retirement benefits
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Pension plan
• Flexible work schedule
• Training and development opportunities

Relocation

• May be required
• Impact pay rates and locality pay

Other Requirements

• Citizenship: Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Residency: Must have had primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years
• Age Restriction: Must be referred for selection to the Border Patrol Agent position before reaching their 40th birthday
• Veterans’ Preference: Eligible for Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA)

Formal Training

• Detailed instruction in immigration and nationality laws, law enforcement, USBP-specific operations, driver training, physical techniques, firearms, and other courses
• Spanish language proficiency training