The text below is extracted verbatim from
Section IV-B of the Operating Manual for Qualification Standards
for General Schedule Positions (p.177), 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--agronomy, soil sciences,
agricultural economics, agricultural management, horticulture, or other closely
related fields of agriculture that included or was supplemented by at least 24
semester hours of agriculture-related course work.
OR
EXPERIENCE
General Experience (for GS-5 positions): Experience that provided a
knowledge of crops, soils, topography, pesticides, herbicides, farming practices
and techniques, farm management, agricultural marketing practices, and other
agriculture-related principles, methods, and practices.
Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): Experience that
demonstrated a thorough understanding of the agricultural concepts, principles,
and practices underlying crop insurance underwriting and how the principles are
applied in farm production and farm management. Examples of qualifying specialized
experience include:
- Work that required the use of techniques, principles, and methods from
a variety of agricultural fields.
- Management of an insurance program, such as a Federal crop insurance
program, or comparable non-Federal crop insurance program.
- Actuarial work related to crop insurance programs.
- Work in specialized fields such as soil science, agronomy, agricultural
science, agricultural economics, agricultural management, or other
agriculture-related work.
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