Professional, Administrative, and Technical Careers
Opportunities in professional, administrative, and technical occupations are varied, some requiring college degrees while many do not. ARS employs professional, administrative, and technical employees in the following occupational areas:
Administrative Management
Facilities Management
Architecture and Engineering
Human Resources
Budget and Finance
Procurement and Contracting
Information Technology
Public Affairs
Environmental Protection
Safety and Health
Program Analysis
Writing and Editing
Our professional, administrative, and technical employees are a critical part of our organization structure and are valuable to the accomplishment of our agency mission.
While the ARS mission relates to research, the mission could not be accomplished without the secretarial and clerical employees on our agency rolls. Opportunities for secretarial and clerical employees are numerous and the work is challenging.
ARS secretarial and clerical employees, while similar in the performance of some assignments, differ in responsibilities assigned from office to office and supervisor to supervisor. Some secretarial employees provide support to a few staff members in an office or unit, while others may provide support to a large number of staff members in an office or unit.
ARS secretarial and clerical employees perform assignments such as typing, editing, and proofreading of correspondence, reports, and manuscripts; preparing time and attendance documents for the staff; serving as the receptionist and first point of contact for visitors and callers; making travel arrangements and preparing travel related documents; planning and coordinating meetings and conferences; and assisting the supervisor and staff in completing the numerous administrative documents of the office. The secretarial and clerical employees throughout our organization are critical to the fulfillment of our agency mission and are a valuable part of our agency workforce.
