Border Patrol Agent - Experienced

About the role

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

Responsibilities

• Deterring illicit activity and enhancing national economic prosperity by safeguarding borders and deterring illegal entry.
• Performing physical searches, apprehending, and restraining individuals suspected of violating immigration and customs laws.
• Interpreting and following tracks, marks, and other physical evidence related to illegal entry.
• 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, apprehending individuals, and using firearms.
• GS-11: One year of specialized experience performing duties such as leading investigations, apprehending violators, and utilizing complex technology.

Benefits

• Up to $60,000 in additional incentives for newly appointed Agents, including a $20,000 first-year incentive and a $40,000 retention incentive over the first four years.
• Excellent base pay, locality pay, overtime pay, and a range of federal employment benefits including health and insurance plans, leave programs, and the Thrift Savings Plan.

Pay

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

Schedule

• Full-time, career positions
• Opportunities available at various mission critical locations across the Southwest Border

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 before reaching 40th birthday
• Veterans’ Preference: Eligible for Veterans’ Recruitment Appointment (VRA)
• Formal Training: Detailed at the U.S. Border Patrol Academy in Artesia, New Mexico