The text below is extracted verbatim from
Section IV-B of the Operating Manual for Qualification Standards
for General Schedule Positions (p.176), but contains minor edits
to conform to web-page requirements.
Use these individual occupational requirements in conjunction with the
"Group Coverage Qualification Standard for
Administrative and Management Positions."
EDUCATION
Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study--agricultural economics,
agronomy, agricultural management, soil science, or other directly related fields.
OR
EXPERIENCE
General Experience (for GS-5 positions): Experience that provided:
- General knowledge of crops, farming practices, agricultural market trends,
and natural crop hazards;
- Ability to communicate persuasively; and
- Ability to plan and organize work.
The above knowledge and abilities may have been gained in work such as:
- Operating or managing a farm or processing plant.
- Performing farm work.
- Selling farm equipment and supplies or commercial insurance to farmers,
or other sales or marketing work that provided the required knowledge
and abilities.
- Agricultural or other related promotional work of Federal or State
agricultural agencies, farm management services, or national farm
organizations.
- Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5):
- Crop Insurance Field Representative positions--experience that demonstrated
(1) a detailed knowledge of crops, farming practices, agricultural market trends,
and crop hazards within a specific area, and (2) a knowledge of basic crop insurance
procedures and practices.
Crop Insurance Specialist positions--experience that demonstrated (1) a
broad knowledge of crops, farming practices, and crop hazards, (2) a knowledge of
crop insurance policies, procedures, and operations, and (3) the ability to plan,
direct, or coordinate a crop insurance program in an assigned area.
Examples of qualifying specialized experience include:
- Organizing and coordinating the work of groups of employees or sales agents
engaged in the sales and servicing of crop insurance contracts.
- Participating in planning and directing a crop insurance program in an
assigned area.
- Managing a commercial insurance office, including recruitment, training,
and direction of insurance salespersons.
- Planning and directing a governmental or private program dealing with
economic concerns and activities of an agricultural community.
- Managing agricultural processing or warehouse facilities that deal directly
with farmers.
- Managing agricultural promotional or advisory work as an employee of a
Federal or State agricultural agency, farm management service, or national
farm organization.
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