Border Patrol Agent: Frontline Federal LEO

U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Customs and Border Protection invites applications for Border Patrol Agent (BPA) positions. The agency offers full-time roles at varying grade levels with competitive base pay, comprehensive benefits, job stability, and recruitment/retention incentives.

Base salaries range by grade from $51,632 to $124,717 annually, with eligibility for health, dental, and retirement plans. Incentives include up to $20,000 recruitment bonus and up to $30,000 in retention incentives, plus a range of duty

Qualifications

• Experience: One (1) year of general work experience that demonstrates the ability to take charge, make sound decisions, and maintain composure in stressful situations; to learn regulations, methods, and techniques through classroom training and/or on-the-job instruction; and the ability to gather concise information through questioning, observation, and examination of documents and records; OR
• Education Substitution: A bachelor's degree or successful completion of a full four-year course of study in any field leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; OR
• Combination of Experience and Education: 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.

Responsibilities

• Detecting and questioning people suspected of violating immigration and custom 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
• 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 for the accomplishment of the USBP Mission.

Job description

U.S. Customs and Border Protection invites applications for Border Patrol Agent (BPA) positions. The agency offers full-time roles at varying grade levels with competitive base pay, comprehensive benefits, job stability, and recruitment/retention incentives.

Base salaries range by grade from $51,632 to $124,717 annually, with eligibility for health, dental, and retirement plans. Incentives include up to $20,000 recruitment bonus and up to $30,000 in retention incentives, plus a range of duty