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Career
Opportunities
The National Agricultural Statistics
Service (NASS) is the statistical and data collection arm
of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). More than 300
official reports issued by NASS help maintain an orderly association
among the output, supply and marketing sectors in agriculture.
A combination of rapidly changing agriculture, new statistical
methods, and state-of-the-art computer technology makes this
an exciting era for NASS professionals.
Working with NASS includes extensive
training programs and new job assignments at regular intervals
to help improve statistical and data processing skills and
knowledge about commodities or production patterns in various
areas of the country. New techniques, particularly those related
to emerging technologies, are important segments of training
and everyday performance on the job.
Positions may be filled in any of the 45 State Statistical
Offices and in Washington, D.C. Most positions require an
agreement to periodically relocate to other NASS offices.
Qualified applicants will be considered for appointment without
regard to race, color, sex, age, national origin, physical
or mental disability, religion, membership or non-membership
in an employee organization. These same equal opportunity
principles apply to career advancement following appointment.
There are excellent opportunities for advancement under a
merit promotion program where each employee's ability is evaluated
against knowledge and skills needed in jobs to be filled.
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WA
Internship and Statistician Positions
Agricultural
Statisticians - Intern Positions
The primary position to be filled is for Agricultural Statistician
Interns. Agricultural Statistician Interns for the U.S. Department
of Agriculture/National Agricultural Statistics Service will
be trained to use statistical theory and techniques to the
survey planning, data collection, compilation, analysis and
interpretation of data on the production and marketing of
crops, livestock, and livestock products. They will assist
in the preparation of estimates relating to acreage, production
of farm crops, number of livestock on farms, livestock products,
stocks of agricultural commodities, value and utilization
of farm products, prices received and paid by farmers, and
other aspects of the agricultural economy.
The positions to be filled are in the Washington field office
located in Olympia, Washington. However, positions may be
filled in any of the 45 State Statistical Offices, Washington,
D.C., and Puerto Rico. The location of the other State offices
can be found from the Washington Agricultural Statistics Service
home page, www.nass.usda.gov/wa.
To apply, please call or e-mail
our office first then send a resume and current transcript
to the Washington office at Post Office Box 609, Olympia,
Washington 98507.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination
in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color,
national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political
beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status.
(Not all prohibited basis apply to all programs.) Persons
with disabilities who require alternative means for communication
of program information (braille, large print, audiotape, etc.)
should contact USDA's TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice
of TDD).
Agricultural Statisticians
- Permanent and Temporary Positions
The primary position to be filled is for Agricultural Statisticians.
Agricultural Statisticians for the U.S. Department of Agricultural
Statistics Service apply statistical theory and techniques
to the survey planning, data collection, compilation, analysis
and interpretation of data on the production and marketing
of crops, livestock, and livestock products. They prepare
estimates relating to acreage, production of farm crops, number
of livestock on farms, livestock products, stocks of agricultural
commodities, value and utilization of farm products, prices
received and paid by farmers, and other aspects of the agricultural
economy.
The Washington field office of the National Agricultural Statistics
Service is located in Olympia, Washington. Persons selected
for positions in the National Agricultural Statistics Service
may be appointed in a State other than their current State
of residence, and are required to agree to periodic relocation
to other State Statistical Offices and to Washington, D.C.,
as a part of their career development. The 45 State Statistical
Offices are listed on the last page of the announcement below.
To apply, please call or e-mail
our office first then complete the application
(see link below) and send to the Washington office with
a resume and current transcript. The address and other contact
information is printed in the application. The primary educational
qualifications for the Agricultural Statistician are a degree
that includes 15 semester hours in mathematics and/or statistics,
of which at least 6 semester hours are in statistics. The
degree must include 9 additional semester hours in one or
more of the following: physical or biological sciences, or
in the social sciences. It is desirable that these 9 semester
hours be in the agricultural sciences, such as agronomy, livestock
husbandry, agricultural business management, agricultural
economics, agricultural education, or farm management.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination
in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color,
national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political
beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or family status.
(Not all prohibited basis apply to all programs.) Persons
with disabilities who require alternative means for communication
of program information (braille, large print, audiotape, etc.)
should contact USDA's TARGET Center at 202-720-2600 (voice
of TDD). |
