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.

Duties and 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, including using infrared scopes during night operations.
• Interpreting and following tracks, marks, and other physical evidence of illegal entry of persons or contraband.
• 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 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 ranging from $65,545 - $124,717 per year.
• Locality pay varying by duty location.
• Overtime pay up to 25%.
• Retirement benefits through the Thrift Savings Plan.
• Health and insurance plans.
• A generous annual and sick leave program.

Pay

• Salary varies from GL-9/GS-11, $65,545 - $124,717 per year.
• Additional incentives up to $60,000 for newly appointed Agents.

Schedule

• Full-time positions.
• Opportunities to work at various mission critical locations across the 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 to the Border Patrol Agent position before reaching their 40th birthday.
• Veterans’ Preference: Eligible for Veterans’ Recruitment Appointment (VRA).

Skills

• Proficiency in Spanish and English.
• Ability to speak and read Spanish.
• Knowledge of immigration and nationality laws.
• Experience with law enforcement and surveillance technologies.