border protection specialist

Border Patrol Agent Job Description

This is a career ladder position with a grade level progression of GL-5, GL-7, GL-9, GS-11, and GS-12. As a Border Patrol Agent (BPA), you will be part of our 60,000+ workforce that strives to protect the American people by safeguarding our borders.

• Detected immigration law violations


• Pursued undocumented noncitizens and smugglers of noncitizens at or near the borders using surveillance from covert positions.


• Analyzed information rapidly making prompt decisions in high-pressure situations such as apprehending violators or patrolling international boundaries using various government assets like vehicles horses vessels watercraft off-road ATVs snowmobiles motorcycles for accomplishing USBP Mission objectives.

A BPA performs farm checks building checks traffic checks city patrols transportation checks maintaining contact with networks informants gathering concise detailed accurate documentation about investigative findings interventions incidents activities performed during duties responsibilities daily assignments tasks etc.,