This page links to USDA Rural Development vacancies posted on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) official website for jobs and employment information. For general information about Federal jobs, visit OPM at http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/index.htm.

Agencies Rural Housing Service Rural Business-Cooperative Service Rural Utilities Service Select the Rural Development agency      where you would like to work.      Geographic Area     All All Southeast States All Southwest States All Central States All Western States All Northeast States Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware D.C. Metro Area Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii and Pacific Overseas Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico and Atlantic Overseas Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington State West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Select the state or region where      you would like to work, or select      all for worldwide opportunities. Category    Are you... A current permanent Federal employee in a competitive position or a former employee with reinstatement eligibility; A current Federal employee in an excepted service position covered by an interchange agreement; Eligible for veterans' preference or separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after three years or more of continuous military service; or A person with non-competitive appointment eligibility? No    Yes Limit by Date    You can limit your search to jobs that opened in the last week. Select one of the options below. All 1 Day 2 Days 3 Days 4 Days 5 Days 6 Days 7 Days

Geographic Area

Geographic areas are broken down into states, regions, the Washington, D.C. metro area, or all.

• All Southeast States include Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
• All Central States include Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and West Virginia.
• All Southwest States include Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.
• All Western States include California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington.
• All Northeast States include Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

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Category

Persons who may be eligible for a non-competitive appointment include:

• A VRA or Veteran's Readjustment Appointment eligible. This is someone who served in the military for a period of more than 180 days active duty, all or part of which occurred after August 4, 1964, and was discharged under other than dishonorable conditions.
• Veterans who are 30 percent or more disabled.
• Peace Corps or VISTA volunteers who left the service within the last year. Certain present and former Foreign Service employees who were appointed under the authority of the Foreign Service Act of 1946.
• Certain former overseas Federal employees and/or their family members who seek appointment within three years of their return to the United States.
• Certain National Guard Technicians involuntarily separated within the last year.
• Persons with disabilities who are severely physically disabled or mentally impaired.
• Veterans eligible for Veterans' Preference.
• Veterans who have been separated from the armed forces under honorable conditions after three years or more of continuous service.
• Certain employees displaced from the District of Columbia Department of Corrections.

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Limit by Date

You can limit your search to jobs that have opened one to seven days ago. Select all to see a list of all open announcements.

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