Spring Agriculture and Business Career Opportunities

The health of our nation depends, in many ways, on the variety of our nation's forest and grasslands. Natural resources interns and specialists complete work related to forest and environmental planning, recreation, special use and permits, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) planning, lands, wilderness use, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Natural resources interns and specialists contribute to the care of our National Forest and grasslands.

• Merit

  • Natural Resources Specialist $39,576–$63,733 per year

• Recent Graduate

  • Natural Resources Specialist $39,576–$49,025 per year

Social scientists conduct work in multiple disciplines such as geography, environmental psychology, natural resource management, and environmental studies, to explore connections between research and practice in social-ecological systems. Social scientists help us understand the impacts of changes in land management, recreation and tourism, special use permits, and more.

• Merit

  • Interdisciplinary Social Scientist/Natural Resources Specialist $49,025–$63,733 per year

• Recent Graduate

  • Interdisciplinary Social Scientist/Natural Resources Specialist $49,025–$49,025 per year

Realty specialists handle obtaining property or transferring rights of property that the Forest Service manages or will manage. They supply advice on realty work for land statute and rights, land ownership adjustment, land use authorization, and land management planning. They will also work with other Federal agencies, state and local governments, congressional delegations, individuals, and other groups.

• Merit

  • Realty Specialist $39,576–$63,733 per year

• Recent Graduate

  • Realty Specialist $39,576–$649,025 per year

Management analysts are responsible for analyzing a program areas' operations in order to provide the program with a strategy to achieve a higher level of efficiency. They prepare materials for work flow and operational analysis, cost studies, and equipment utilization. Management analysts will also review operational plans for current and upcoming work projects so they can provide recommendations for improving methods.

• Merit

  • Management Analyst $49,025–$63,733 per year

• Recent Graduate

  • Management Analyst $49,025–$63,733 per year

Administrative and Resource Assistants play a key role in organizing, managing, and keeping our Forest Service offices running. Administrative and resource assistants manage developing correspondence, collecting data, creating reports, responding to messages, reviewing and filing documents, and helping members of the public. 

• Merit

  • Resource Technician $39,576–$51,446 per year

  • Administrative Assistant $36,209–$51,446 per year

• Recent Graduate

  • Resource Technician $39,696–$39,696 per year

  • Administrative Assistant $36,209–$39,576 per year

Selective Service registration is the las. As a federal agency, the Forest Service must make sure any candidate required by law is either registered for Selective Service or has a qualifying exemption. If you are unsure if you are required to register, the Selective Service System offers guidance on Who Needs to Register.

Recent graduates who have completed, within the previous two years, a qualifying associated, bachelors, masters, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree certificate from a qualifying educational institute. 

• Veterans unable to apply within two years of receiving their degree, due to military service obligation, have as much as six years after degree completion to apply

Current permanent Forest Service employees with competitive status; Land Management eligibles whose last appointment was with the Forest Service, Career Transition Program eligible candidates; Peace Corps & AmeriCorps VISTA; Public Land Corps; Resource Assistants; Veterans Employment Opportunity Act eligibles; and military spouses.