Border Patrol Agent - Experienced

About the role

USBP is hiring immediately for full-time, career positions, where your prior law enforcement officer (LEO) experience may qualify you for higher-graded Border Patrol Agent (BPA) opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Detecting and questioning people suspected of violating immigration and customs laws.
• Inspecting documents and possessions to determine citizenship or violations.
• Preventing and apprehending aliens and smugglers of aliens at or near the borders.
• Interpreting and following tracks, marks, and other physical evidence of illegal entry of persons or contraband.
• Performing farm checks, building checks, traffic checks, city patrols, and transportation checks.
• Patrolling the international boundary and coastal waterways using a variety of government assets.

Qualifications

• GL-9: One year of specialized experience performing duties such as physical searches, apprehending violators, and using firearms.
• GS-11: One year of specialized experience performing duties such as utilizing intelligence information, leading investigations, and apprehending violators.

Benefits

• Up to $60,000 in additional incentives for newly appointed Agents.
• Base Salary: GL-9/GS-11, $65,545 - $124,717 per year.
• Locality Pay: Varies by duty location.
• Overtime Pay: Up to 25%.
• Additional 25% of base pay per the BPA Pay Reform Act of 2014.
• Fully trained BPA may be eligible for up to an additional 25% of base pay.
• Career ladder position with grade level progression from GL-9 to GS-11 to GS-12.
• Affordable health and insurance plans, generous annual and sick leave program, and participation in the Thrift Savings Plan.

Incentives

• 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 include Sierra Blanca, TX; Presidio, TX; Sanderson, TX; Comstock, TX; Lordsburg, NM; Freer, TX; Hebbronville, TX; Ajo, AZ.
• Newly appointed Border Patrol Agents may also qualify for up to $40,000 in additional incentives distributed over their first four years.