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Survey Statistician
National Agricultural Statistics Service · Posted 1 days ago
About the Role
This position is located within the Office of the Administrator, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), and supports national agricultural statistical programs through survey design, statistical analysis, estimation methodology, and preparation of official agricultural statistics and reports.
What You'll Do
- →Develops both broad and detailed plans and procedures for the conduct of surveys and for the analysis and preparation of estimates, forecasts, and reports.
- →In cooperation with more senior staff members, devises new or improved methods and techniques for assembling, computing, and summarizing data.
- →Prepares reports and formulates and recommends new or revised survey forms and questionnaires to facilitate the gathering of data.
- →Examines listings and tabulations, recognizing deviations and trends and verifying the accuracy of data.
- →Analyzes summarized survey indications and prepares estimates, forecasts, and supporting analytical and interpretative comments for reports.
- →Analyzes current indications in relation to historical records and other existing conditions affecting items surveyed.
- →Reads and interprets regression and correlation charts.
- →Prepares final recommendations for estimates and/or forecasts and writes analytical and interpretive comments to substantiate conclusions.
- →Establishes guidelines for machine and other editing.
- →Examines survey forms and questionnaires obtained by mail, telephone, electronic, and enumerative survey methods from farmers, merchants, processors, and dealers in agricultural products.
- →Determines validity and representative quality of reports.
- →Assures comparability of indications.
Requirements
- ✓You must be a US Citizen or US National.
- ✓Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
- ✓Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
- ✓Direct Deposit - Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
- ✓Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
- ✓To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
- ✓As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period, unless previous federal service is creditable.
- ✓During this time your employment will be evaluated, and we may consider: your performance and conduct, the needs and interests of the agency, whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government, and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.
- ✓Upon completion of your probationary or trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
- ✓Please see above for education qualification requirement information.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 9b934749-dec5-47a5-8359-b85fdf143dca
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