Border Patrol Agent: Protect Borders & Enforce Law

Jobtome; Lyon Mountain (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the world’s largest federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security. As a Border Patrol Agent (BPA), you will contribute to protecting the United States by preventing illicit entry and enforcing immigration and customs laws.

CBP offers full-time positions with a range of benefits and a structured career path. BPAs perform patrols and inspections, utilize various assets, and undergo extensive academy training.

Qualifications

• One year of general work experience demonstrating ability to take charge and make decisions under stress.
• Bachelor's degree or completion of a full four-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Combination of general work experience and college education may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Detecting and questioning people suspected of violating immigration and customs laws.
• Inspecting documents and possessions to determine citizenship or violations.
• Preventing and apprehending undocumented noncitizens and smugglers near borders.
• Patrolling international boundaries and coastal waterways using government assets.
• Learning regulations, methods, and techniques through training and on-the-job instruction.

Skills

Decision making under pressure

Assessment of documents

Information gathering

Education

Bachelor's degree

Full four-year course completion

Job description

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the world’s largest federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security. As a Border Patrol Agent (BPA), you will contribute to protecting the United States by preventing illicit entry and enforcing immigration and customs laws.

CBP offers full-time positions with a range of benefits and a structured career path. BPAs perform patrols and inspections, utilize various assets, and undergo extensive academy training.