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Pathways Student Trainee - Administrative

USDA Farm Service Agency
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Are you looking for a paid student internship where you can jumpstart a career while continuing to work toward your degree? Want to support the farmers, ranchers, and producers in your local community while making a positive impact on our nation’s agriculture and natural resources? Become a Pathways Student Trainee (Administrative) with USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA)! 

Duty Location:

We have several vacancies available in FSA’s Northeast Mission Area. Final duty locations will be negotiable within the states/territories of: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia. Applicants are encouraged to communicate location preferences and availability during the interview stage. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

As a Pathways Student Intern, you’ll receive hands-on training and professional development across a wide variety of programs, projects, and activities performed at State and County FSA Offices. General duties may also include:

  • Assembling Power Point presentation packages for use in division briefings. 
  • Typing and preparing documents in support of division activities. 
  • Assisting office staff with a variety of special projects pertinent to assigned division.
  • Performing routing office and technical work to support the administration and operations of programs. 
  • Working with Microsoft Access databases and Excel spreadsheets, including data entry, editing and creation of reports, and monitoring and tracking of activities and efforts. 

Following successful completion of Pathways program requirements, interns may be eligible for conversion to a permanent job within the Agency. 

Application Instructions:

Applications close at 11:59 PM EST on November 17, 2026.

To apply, you will need to create a USAJOBS account, complete the online application and assessment questionnaires, and submit any required documents. Please see the full job announcement on USAJOBS for eligibility and qualification information, as well as further instructions to apply.