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Benefits
Annual
Increases in Salary
Attractive Overtime Compensation -
Federal
Law Enforcement Retirement Coverage (12(d)) - Border
Patrol Agents are covered under the provisions of both the Federal
Employees Retirement System (FERS) and the "12 (d) law enforcement
retirement benefit. Law enforcement employees may voluntarily retire at
any age after completing 25 years of service or at age 50 or older with 20
years of service. The mandatory retirement age is 57 with 20 years of
service, however, employees could work beyond 57 until they meet the
combination of age and service requirements to retire under law
enforcement provisions.
Uniform
Allowance -
Border Patrol Agents receive a uniform allowance to offset the cost of
purchasing the required BPA uniform.
Generous
benefits package -
Included are
personal leave days for vacation, illness and family care; a wide range of
health insurance programs, life insurance; long term care insurance;
flexible spending accounts for out-of-pocket medical expenses or the
dependent care costs of a child or parent; and a fully portable retirement
program that includes a Thrift Savings Plan (401k). For more information,
go to
http://www.opm.gov/
Other Information
Starting
Salary and Career Progression -
As a Border Patrol
Agent, entry level is either at grade GL-5 or GL-7, depending on
qualifications. The GL-5 annual salary is $35,595 or higher depending on
the location of the position. The GL-7 annual salary is $40,519 or higher
depending on the location of the position. You can advance from a GL-5
($35,595) or a GL-7 ($40,519) entry-level position through GL-9 ($45,189)
and up to the GL-11 full performance level ($52,912) without having to
reapply. Generally, Border Patrol Agents receive these promotions after
performing satisfactorily for 1 year at each grade level.
Accelerated Promotion Plan -
The Border Patrol
Agent position has an accelerated promotion plan, which means that upon
successful completion of the 6 1/2 month probationary examination,
individuals hired at the GL-5 level are eligible for promotion to the
GL-7, and individuals hired at the GL-7 are eligible for promotion to
GL-9.
Probationary Period -
The two years spent
in the intern program serve as your probationary period.
Direct
Deposit -
All agency employees
are required to participate in Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer
for salary payments.
Equal
Employment Opportunity -
The agency is an
Equal Opportunity Employer. All candidates will be considered regardless
of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual
orientation, protected genetic information, status as a parent, lawful
political affiliation, marital status, physical/mental disability (if not
a job factor), membership or non-membership in an employee organization,
or any other non merit factor.
Reasonable Accommodations -
Applicants requiring
reasonable accommodations for any part of the application and hiring
process should contact the Human Resources Office Representative on this
announcement. Determinations on requests or reasonable accommodation will
be made on a case-by-case basis.
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