Loan Assistant/Specialist (Agricultural) (Recent Graduate)

Vernon, TX · full time · Entry

$40,736 – $80,243

Via USAJOBS, the federal government’s official jobs site, retrieved October 31, 2026. You apply through the official announcement on USAJOBS.

What this role is

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. The full posting is on their site.

Skills this role names

What they ask for

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