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Border Patrol Agent - Entry Level

U.S. Customs and Border Protection · Casas Adobes, AZ · 2 wk ago
Information Technology$52k–$93k/yrFull-time

About the role

The U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) is hiring immediate entry-level positions in federal law enforcement. These roles are suitable for those with prior experience in public safety, security, military police, or law enforcement.

Responsibilities

  • Deterring illicit activity and protecting the American people by safeguarding borders.
  • Inspecting documents and possessions to determine citizenship or violations.
  • Maintaining surveillance and conducting night operations to prevent and apprehend undocumented noncitizens and smugglers.
  • 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

  • GL-5: One year of general work experience or a bachelor's degree with successful completion of a full four-year course of study.
  • GL-7: One year of specialized work experience or 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

  • 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: After being hired, detailed to the U.S. Border Patrol Academy for approximately six months of intensive instruction.

Benefits

  • Annual Base Salary for newly appointed BPAs varies per grade, ranging from $51,632 to $92,912 per year.
  • Exceptional benefits include health, dental, and other insurance plans, a generous annual and sick leave program, and participation in the Thrift Savings Plan.
  • Up to $60,000 in additional incentives, including a $20,000 recruitment incentive and up to $40,000 in retention incentives over the first four years.

Pay

Annual Base Salary for newly appointed BPAs varies per grade, as follows: GL-5/GL-7 $51,632- $92,912 per year.

Schedule

Duty locations may include the Southwest Border, including prioritized locations such as Sierra Blanca, TX; Presidio, TX; Sanderson, TX; Comstock, TX; Lordsburg, NM; Freer, TX; Hebbronville, TX; Ajo, AZ.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and other insurance plans.
  • A generous annual and sick leave program.
  • Participation in the Thrift Savings Plan.

Recruitment Incentive

Newly appointed Border Patrol Agents will be offered up to a $20,000 incentive. The first $10,000 will be paid upon successful completion of the Border Patrol Academy, with the remaining $10,000 awarded for accepting a prioritized location.

Prioritized Locations

  • Sierra Blanca, TX;
  • Presidio, TX;
  • Sanderson, TX;
  • Comstock, TX;
  • Lordsburg, NM;
  • Freer, TX;
  • Hebbronville, TX;
  • Ajo, AZ;

Retention Incentive

Newly appointed Border Patrol Agents may also qualify for up to $40,000 in additional incentives distributed over their first four years.

Relocation

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

Age Restriction

In accordance with Public Law 100-238, this position is covered under law enforcement retirement provisions. Candidates must be referred for selection to the Border Patrol Agent position before reaching their 40th birthday in accordance with Department of Homeland Security Directive 251-03.

Veterans’ Preference

You may also be eligible for an excepted service Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA).

Formal Training

After being hired, you will be detailed to the U.S. Border Patrol Academy in Artesia, New Mexico, for approximately six months of intensive instruction in immigration and nationality laws, law enforcement, USBP-specific operations, driver training, physical techniques, firearms, and other courses.

Language Proficiency

Border Patrol Agents will be provided training to become proficient with the Spanish language at the Academy.

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