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Requests for information about specific occupations should be directed to those agencies that are responsible for the job category in question. To determine which agency offers positions in specific job categories, use our Career Directory Grid. The Career Directory Grid is available in PDF format and can be printed from your computer on legal size (14" x 8.5") paper. To view a PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. You can download a free copy from the Adobe website.

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To learn more about USDA's mission areas and agencies, please visit their websites (listed below) or contact the human resources offices for more information on careers at USDA.


The United States Department of Agriculture

USDA agencies carry out many responsibilities by operating more than 200 programs through the following 7 mission areas: 

  • Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services; 
  • Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services; 
  • Food Safety; 
  • Marketing and Regulatory Programs; 
  • Natural Resources and Environment; 
  • Research, Education and Economics; and 
  • Rural Development.

Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services

Mission Area Personnel Officer 
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250-0597 

Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services

Human Resources Division 
Room 614 
3101 Park Center Drive 
Alexandria, VA 22302-3000 

Food Safety

Mission Area Personnel Officer 
Room 3133-South Building 
1400 Independence Avenue, SW 
Washington, DC 20250-3735 

Marketing and Regulatory Programs

Human Resources Division 
Room 1714-South Building 
P.O. Box 96456 
Washington, DC 20090-6456 
Natural Resources and Environment Human Resource Management
Mailstop 1137
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250-1137
Human Resources Officer 
Room 6210-South Building 
1400 Independence Avenue, SW 
Washington, DC 20250-1600 

Research, Education and Economics

Human Resources Division 
5601 Sunnyside Avenue 
Beltsville, MD 20705-5103 

Rural Development

Mission Area Personnel Officer 
Room 1229-South Building 
1400 Independence Avenue, SW 
Washington, DC 20250-0730 

Departmental Administration

Room 2-W, Jamie L.Whitten Federal Building 
1400 Independence Avenue, SW 
Washington, DC 20250-9611 

Office of the Chief Financial Officer

Personnel Officer 
P.O. Box 60000 
New Orleans, LA 70160 

Office of Inspector General

  • Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Human Resources Management Division 
Room 13-E, Jamie L. Whitten Federal Building 
1400 Independence Avenue, SW 
Washington, DC 20250-2319

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