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. Continue making a difference with the nation's premier federal agency charged with securing our borders and protecting our country.

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
• Maintaining surveillance from covert positions during night operations
• Interpreting and following tracks, marks, and other physical evidence of illegal entry
• Performing farm checks, building checks, traffic checks, city patrols, and transportation checks
• Patrolling the international boundary and coastal waterways using various government assets

Qualifications

• GL-9: One year of specialized experience performing duties such as physical searches, apprehension, and investigative reporting
• GS-11: One year of specialized experience in an official law enforcement capacity, including utilizing intelligence information, leading investigations, and apprehending violators

Benefits

• Base Salary: GL-9/GS-11, $65,545 - $124,717 per year
• Locality Pay: Varies by duty location
• Overtime Pay: Up to 25%
• Additional Incentives: Up to $60,000 in incentives for new hires, including $20,000 for new appointments and $40,000 over the first four years

Pay

• Salary varies from GL-9/GS-11, $65,545 - $124,717 per year
• Locality Pay: Varies by duty location
• Overtime Pay: Up to 25%

Schedule

• Full-time positions
• Opportunities for relocation

Benefits

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