Border Patrol Agent: Safeguard Borders & Enforce Law

Adzuna; Toyahvale (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is hiring Border Patrol Agents in the United States. The agency offers base pay, benefits, stability, and recruitment/retention incentives up to $20,000, plus potential additional incentives up to $30,000 over three years.

Duties include questioning individuals, inspecting documents, and patrolling borders with vehicles, horses, boats, and other assets to enforce immigration and customs laws.

Qualifications

• GL-5 grade level: One year of general work experience OR education substitution: a bachelor's degree OR combination of experience and education.
• GL-7 grade level: One year of specialized work experience showing you can make sound judgments and deal with people in a law enforcement context OR education substitution as described.
• GL-9 / GS-11 grade level: One year of specialized experience including searches, apprehension, firearms proficiency, and investigation duties.

Responsibilities

• Detecting and questioning people suspected of violating immigration and customs laws and inspecting documents to determine citizenship or violations.
• Preventing and apprehending undocumented noncitizens and smugglers near the borders using various assets and night-vision equipment.
• Interpreting tracks, marks, and physical evidence of illegal entry or contraband.
• Performing farm checks, building checks, traffic checks, city patrols, and transportation checks.
• Patrolling the international boundary and coastal waterways using a range of government assets.

Job description

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is hiring Border Patrol Agents in the United States. The agency offers base pay, benefits, stability, and recruitment/retention incentives up to $20,000, plus potential additional incentives up to $30,000 over three years.

Duties include questioning individuals, inspecting documents, and patrolling borders with vehicles, horses, boats, and other assets to enforce immigration and customs laws.