# Loan Assistant/Specialist (Agricultural) (Recent Graduate)

Hiring organization: [Farm Service Agency](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/farm-service-agency)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/f58f77b0-d2e0-4a76-a5cf-3bbe2fb90b86

Listed on Farm Service Agency's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Entry
- Location: Vernon, TX
- Salary: 40736 – 80243 USD per year

## Summary

This is a loan officer role with the USDA Farm Service Agency, designed for recent graduates to learn agricultural lending through formal training and mentorship. The position suits candidates with finance, agriculture, or economics backgrounds who want to build expertise in farm credit and rural lending.

_Our summary, not Farm Service Agency's wording._

## Skills named

Credit Analysis, Financial Analysis

## Required

- Recent graduate (degree completed within 2 years, or within 6 years if delayed by military service)
- Bachelor's degree or higher in finance, business administration, economics, accounting, engineering, mathematics, banking and credit, law, statistics, agriculture, agricultural economics, farm or livestock management, or rural sociology
- Ability to conduct loan interviews and provide credit counseling
- Knowledge of farm financing, credit principles, and agricultural markets
- Willingness to complete USDA Farm Loan Training Program
- Ability to relocate if reassigned to another duty station

## Nice to have

- One year of specialized experience in loan examination or agricultural lending (for GS-7 consideration)
- Graduate degree in a relevant field (for GS-9 consideration)
- Superior academic achievement (3.0+ GPA or upper third of class)
- Membership in an approved scholastic honor society

Apply on Farm Service Agency's site: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/890573100