NRCS is hiring college economic students through the Pathways Internship program.
- GS-02 Completion of high school or possession of a GED diploma.
- GS-03 Completion of 1 full academic year of post-high school study.
- Promotion potential to GS-04, with a easy conversion up to an entry GS-07 full-time position after graduation. The Maryland and West Virginia positions are already advertised as GS-04.
- Selected Interns will be expected to work full-time (40 hours per week) during school summer breaks, and may be allowed to work part-time during the school year, depending on location/state selected.
There are additional NRCS student trainee positions for Soil Conservationists, Engineers, Rangeland Management, Natural Resource Management, Agronomy, Soil Science, Public Affairs, Forestry, Geology, Cartography majors available at https://www.usajobs.gov/. Use the keyword, NRCS for 137 separate job notifications, hundreds of NRCS/USDA internship positions.
A few NRCS economics internships are up on USAJOBS.
Alabama
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/616677800
South Dakota
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/616902000
North Carolina
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/617252600
Maryland
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/616924100
West Virginia
