Border Patrol Agent: Field Enforcer & Investigator

Jobtome; Eagle Lake (WI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Annual and sick leave

Thrift Savings Plan

Job summary

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is actively hiring Border Patrol Agents (BPAs) to join the Federal Law Enforcement Officer cadre. The role involves detecting and questioning individuals, inspecting documents, and preventing unauthorized entries at and near borders.

BPAs use a range of assets, including vehicles and horses, to patrol international boundaries and coastal waterways. Qualified candidates may have education or prior public safety experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or successful completion of a full four-year course of study in any field
• A combination of general work experience AND successfully completed college education. This will be calculated using your resume and official or unofficial transcripts submitted with your application.
• One year of specialized work experience that shows you have the skills necessary to: Make sound judgments and decisions in the use of firearms; Analyze information rapidly and make prompt decisions where you will be expected to make arrests after the completion of required training and apply these skills in a law enforcement capacity.

Responsibilities

• Detecting and questioning people suspected of violating immigration and customs laws and inspecting documents and possessions to determine citizenship or violations
• Preventing and apprehending undocumented noncitizens and smugglers of noncitizens at or near the borders by maintaining surveillance from covert positions to include using infrared scopes during night operations
• Patrolling the international boundary and coastal waterways using a variety of government assets for the accomplishment of the USBP Mission.

Education

Bachelor's degree or completed four-year course of study

Combination of general work experience and college education

One year of specialized work experience

Job description

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is actively hiring Border Patrol Agents (BPAs) to join the Federal Law Enforcement Officer cadre. The role involves detecting and questioning individuals, inspecting documents, and preventing unauthorized entries at and near borders.

BPAs use a range of assets, including vehicles and horses, to patrol international boundaries and coastal waterways. Qualified candidates may have education or prior public safety experience.