NRCS Summer Internship Positions are Available

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a new USDA/NRCS recruitment video describing a wide variety of career paths and highlighting some of our excellent employees, which can be found on YouTube at https://youtu.be/3KXHeiDqJns.  Chad Kacir, State Conservationist explains, “We have worked hard to put together a video that explains who we are as an agency and why students should choose USDA/NRCS for a rewarding career.” Kacir continues, “As one of our employees in the video says, if you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life. I completely agree!”

Louisiana NRCS has 12 student internships available for summer 2021 through the Pathways program which can be found on USAJobs.gov. The Pathways program is a paid summer internship that gives college students the opportunity to work side-by-side with NRCS professionals and gain real-life work experience. “The Pathways program is an excellent way for students to begin their career journey with us,” said Kacir. “I encourage any student interested to apply, there is a short application time period, so don’t wait, apply today.” 

Soil Conservationist (Student Trainee)
Open & closing dates:  10/13/2020 to 10/19/2020
Salary:  $25,479 to $36,138 per year
Pay scale & grade:  GS-2-3
Full performance level:  GS-4
Series:  GS-0499
Appointment type:  Permanent
Work schedule:  Full-Time
Job announcement number:  NRCS-21-10933769-PW-LA-SC
Area of consideration:  Students
Locations:  Abbeville, Many, Minden, Natchitoches, New Roads, Oberlin, Ruston, Tallulah, Ville Platte and Winnsboro

Engineer (Student Trainee)
Open & closing dates:  10/14/2020 to 10/20/2020
Salary:  $25,479 to $36,138 per year
Pay scale & grade:  GS-2-3
Full performance level:  GS-4
Series:  GS-0899
Appointment type:  Permanent
Work schedule:  Full-Time
Job announcement number:  NRCS-21-10936761-PW-LA-SC
Area of consideration:  Students
Locations:  Alexandria and Ruston

Students, parents and conservation partners are encouraged to take a few minutes and watch the new NRCS recruitment video. Viewers will gain a greater understanding of the role of NRCS and how employees work together with private landowners to put conservation practices in place on the land. Kacir continues, “Please share this link with college students, conservation/agriculture partners and anyone interested in the field of natural resources.” 

If you have questions, please feel free to reach out to your local USDA/NRCS field office.