USGS Personnel Office

USGS Upward Mobility Program

Through this program, career development and growth opportunities may be available to current Department of Interior and/or USGS employees in positions that are at the GS-9 level or below (or equivalent wage grade level) and have a career ladder of GS-10 or below (or equivalent wage grade level). Individual vacancy announcements posted on the USGS Online Automated Recruitment System (OARS) will state if the position is being filled through the Upward Mobility Program.

• Upward Mobility Program Fact Sheet
  Provides a summary of the Upward Mobility Program and explains how the Program works. For DOI/USGS employees and applicants, and USGS managers and servicing personnel offices.
• Upward Mobility Program Survey Manual
  Provides policy and programmatic guidance. For USGS managers, employees, and servicing personnel offices.
• Upward Mobility Program Training Plan
  Identifies the conditions of the trainee's specific Upward Mobility Program assignment and the training he/she needs to qualify for the target position. For USGS managers and Upward Mobility Program trainees. This form requires Adobe Acrobat to view.
• Upward Mobility Program Internal Processing Procedures
  Provides procedural guidance. For USGS managers and servicing personnel offices.
• Differences between the USGS Upward Mobility Program and the Career Development Program
  Provides a distinction between the UPMO and the CDP. For USGS managers and Servicing Personnel Offices, and DOI/USGS employees.