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Over 8,000 of the permanent full-time positions at FSIS are located in the field. The "field" represents
all the employing offices and job sites nationwide that are located outside of the Washington Headquarters offices.
These include:
- 15 district offices located throughout the United States,
- Technical Service Center,
- Human Resources Field Office,
- Center for Learning,
- Financial Processing Center,
- Field Service Laboratories, and
- Over 6,000 USDA offices located in privately owned establishments.
Positions held by field employees include, but are not limited to:
- Chemists
- Consumer Safety Inspectors
- Consumer Safety Officers
- Compliance Officers (Program Investigators)
- Food Inspectors
- Human Resource Assistants/Specialists
- Microbiologists
- Program/Management Analysts
- Secretaries
- Veterinary Medical Officers (Public Health Veterinarians)
Prior to your first day of work, you will receive specific, written instructions on when, where and who to report to.
Once you arrive at your employing office, you will receive the Oath of Office
and be sworn in as a Federal employee. You will be asked to complete various appointment documents such as the SF-61, Appointment Affidavits;
OF-306, Declaration for Federal Employment; AD-349, Employee Address, etc. You will discuss and receive
information on various topics about the Agency, your employing office, policies and procedures, etc. You will
also have your photo taken and receive your official USDA ID.
Once this is completed, you will be given information about your new job site. This will include directions (if needed) to
the job site, who to report to and when. When you arrive at your permanent duty station, you will continue with the
job-site orientation.
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