Please enlighten me brother. What would you compare the job of a Border Patrol Agent with ? BPA's are Fed employees. While your at it can you tell me what the job description and duties of a Border Patrol Agent are ?
I believe we are on the same sheet of music on comparisons. (*** "All in all, I do not see how a person can compare a federal law enforcement employee's pay with that of anybody in the private or other public sector". --Me ) But we apparently disagree about my getting paid well for doing my job while you sleep comfortably in your bed at night.
"Please enlighten me brother" ? Lol, don't get offended. It's a discussion.
I think you're misunderstanding what I'm saying. I'm saying that they BPAs and City cops are even close to the same job, therefore the pay shouldn't be compared.
What this article is mostly talking about are the "Project managers," "Human resources," "Accountant," "Staff scientist."
The one I know the most about is the research position. A government researcher in an NIH lab essentially has an unlimited budget and makes way more with more benefits. Those are the jobs everyone wants to get.
And what I'm getting at is that that situation is crap. The federal scientist should make less than the private industry scientist.
oh, and a brief summary:
Border patrol agents, who are federal law enforcement officers, make sure that laws are observed when goods or people enter the United States. They work at ports of entry and all along the border to prevent smuggling and the entrance of illegal aliens.
One of their chief duties is covert surveillance along the border, using electronic sensors, infrared scopes, low-light television systems, and aircraft. They also conduct traffic and transportation checks at ports of entry; arrest aliens who live in this country illegally; and make suggestions to the courts about immigration matters, including applications for citizenship.