Standards
Crop Insurance Administration Series, 1161
Associated Group Standard
Use the Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Administrative and Management Positions for this series in conjunction with the Individual Occupational Requirements described below.
Individual Occupational Requirements
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.
