Border Patrol Agent; BPA - Entry Level

Border Patrol Agent (BPA) Entry Level A MISSION WORTHY OF A CAREER! If you're looking for "just a job," then stop reading right now. But, if you're looking for a long-term federal law enforcement career, one that makes a difference every day to our country and its citizens, then the U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) would like you to take the first step to becoming an entry level Border Patrol Agent.

USBP is hiring immediately to fill full-time, entry-level, career positions in federal law enforcement. Train and work with an elite team of professionals whose camaraderie, pride, and sense of purpose are hallmarks of their daily mission of protecting America.

• Annual base salary for newly appointed BPAs varies per grade: GL-5/GL-7 $ 49,739 - $89,518 per year.
• Benefits include health, dental and other insurance plans, a generous annual and sick leave program, and participation in the Thrift Savings Plan (a retirement plan akin to a traditional ROTH 401(k)).
• Recruitment Incentive: up to $20,000; first $10,000 upon completion of the Border Patrol Academy, remainder after accepting a prioritized location.
• Retention Incentive: up to $40,000 distributed over the first four years.
• Duty location pay and potential additional 25% of base pay may apply per the BPA Pay Reform Act of 2014.

• Big Bend Sector Stations – Presidio, Van Horn;
  Sanderson, Alpine;
  Sierra Blanca, Marfa
• Buffalo Sector Stations – Wellesley Island;
  Del Rio Sector Stations – Del Rio, Brackettville;
  Comstock, Eagle Pass North, East, South
• El Paso Sector Stations – Alamogordo, Clint, Deming, El Paso, Fort Hancock, Las Cruces;
  Lordsburg, Santa Teresa, Ysleta, El Centro
• Grand Forks Sector Stations – Pembina, Havre
• Houlton Sector Stations – Calais, Fort Fairfield, Jackman, Rangeley, Van Buren
• Laredo Sector Stations – Laredo South, Cotulla, Hebbronville, Laredo West, Freer, Laredo North, Zapata
• Rio Grande Valley Sector Stations – Rio Grande City, Fort Brown, McAllen, Brownsville, Falfurrias, Weslaco, Kingsville, Harlingen
• San Diego Sector Stations – Boulevard, Brownfield, Campo, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, Murrieta, San Clemente
• Spokane Sector Stations – Colville, Curlew, Metaline Falls, Oroville, Swanton
• Beecher Falls Sector Stations – Beecher Falls, Burke, Champlain, Newport, Richford
• Tucson Sector Stations – Ajo, Tucson, Nogales, Douglas, Brian A Terry, Sonoita, Casa Grande, Three Points, Substation, Willcox, Yuma
• Yuma Sector Stations – Blythe, Yuma, Wellton

• Detecting and questioning people suspected of violating immigration and custom laws; inspecting documents and possessions to determine citizenship or violations.
• Preventing and apprehending undocumented noncitizens and smugglers by maintaining surveillance from covert positions, including use of infrared scopes during night operations.
• 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 such as vehicles, horses, vessels, watercraft, off‑road vehicles, ATVs, snowmobiles, and motorcycles.

• GL‑5: One year of general work experience or a bachelor’s degree or a combination of both. Experience must demonstrate the ability to take charge, make sound decisions, and maintain composure in stressful situations.
• GL‑7: One year of specialized work experience or a bachelor’s degree with superior academic achievement (GPA ≥ 3.0, class standing, or honor society membership), or a combination of both. Experience should show skill in decision‑making, use of firearms, courteous interaction with the public, rapid analysis of information, and the ability to make arrests after required training.

• U.S. Citizen.
• Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years.
• Must be referred for selection before the 40th birthday (age restriction may not apply for certain military or federal civilian law enforcement positions).
• Veterans’ Preference may apply for an excepted service Veterans…