USDA- Office Automation Clerk- Spring 2025

Duties:

The USDA is seeking an Office Automation Clerk who will be responsible for ensuring smooth office operation. This role involves utilizing office automation tools, software, and equipment to perform various clerical tasks. This intern will also greet and assist visitors in a professional and courteous manner. They will send and receive electronic mail and ensure timely and accurate communication. This opportunity will allow for direct collaboration with ARS employees to ensure cohesive office functioning.

This is a great opportunity for a student interested in business administration or agriculture to work directly with an USDA field office. The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific in-house research agency. The ARS' job is finding solutions to agricultural problems that affect Americans every day from field to table. Here are a few numbers to illustrate the scope of the organization:

660 research projects within 15 National Programs  
2,000 scientists and post docs  
6,000 other employees  
90+ research locations, including overseas laboratories
$1.7 billion fiscal year budget