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On average, employees at United States Department of Agriculture give their company a 3.9 rating out of 5.0 - which is equal to the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. The happiest United States Department of Agriculture employees are Interns submitting an average rating of 4.1 and IT Specialists with a rating of 3.7.

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3.9
Average Rating
(based on 71 United States Department of Agriculture Review Ratings)

Ratings by Category

Company Culture
3.9
Growth Opportunities
3.3
People You Work With
4.3
Person You Work For
4.1
Rewards You Receive
4.0
Support You Get
3.9
Way You Work
4.1
Work Setting
3.9
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"I was intern for the APHIS office at the USDA in 2012. It was my first government office environment job. It was fun to get to know the other workers while I was there, and all of the supervisors in APHIS were wonderful people who strived hard to handle the issues presented to them. It was a very inspirational time and I was changed for the better in terms of work ethic and quality."
Posted 10 years ago in Washington, DC
Installation Technician

What do you like about working at United States Department of Agriculture?

"Meeting new employees every year."

What don't you like about working at United States Department of Agriculture?

"Same old routine and no chance of growth."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"Lead by example instead of position."

Entomologist

"Awesome to work hard and travel at the same time."

What do you like about working at United States Department of Agriculture?

"Work hard and travel through Mexico, Central America and USA"

What don't you like about working at United States Department of Agriculture?

"none."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"More knowledge of the research job we can elaborate working in the field."

Company-Industry Rating Comparison

3.9
United States Department of Agriculture (89)

4.7 Highest Rated in this Industry is City of Santa Ana (6)
2.7 Lowest Rated in this Industry is Idaho Transportation Department (5)
3.8 Average of All Companies in this Industry (4,846)
Help Desk Analyst

"great place to work"

What do you like about working at United States Department of Agriculture?

"great group of people"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"more research on contracting companies"

Lab Technician

"the best learning experience of my life."

What do you like about working at United States Department of Agriculture?

"The people and the level of dedication to their work."

Molecular Biologist

"A good learning environment."

What do you like about working at United States Department of Agriculture?

"A chance to set up my own laboratory. The chance to evaluate a diagnostic assay."

What don't you like about working at United States Department of Agriculture?

"The research project lack proper review and direction. The project was politically driven by the USDA. Inconsistent funding and lack of professional review."

Computer Programming Intern

"A great learning experience with Oracle programming language."

Data Migration Engineer

What do you like about working at United States Department of Agriculture?

"Contract for USDA, work for Computer Merchant, allowed coordinating with Help Desk via phone to comprehend where all the weak points in data migration process and, Edit the initial guidelines sequence for clarity ANY other users LIKELY having similar problems completing IBM/Lenovo project."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Ask plenty of blatant questions before committing if you are amongst the novice of I.T. Senior engineers SHOULD be expectant of assignment OVERSIGHTS."

What don't you like about working at United States Department of Agriculture?

"No problem. Very gracious people to have their laptops updated."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"For the documents dept., give closer attention the sequencing of procedural steps, based on the confusion caused by discorded arrangement. I would not have taken my OWN time to Edit the attached guidelines to simplification had CLEAR thought been given where directives placed. My indignite is based on prior technical writing for missile test systems FAR more crucial than DATA MIGRATION in what can instantly go into hundreds of thousands repair if guidelines wrong."

Postdoctoral Appointee

What do you like about working at United States Department of Agriculture?

"good benefits, good place to do research"

What don't you like about working at United States Department of Agriculture?

"overall productivity"

Network Specialist

What do you like about working at United States Department of Agriculture?

"great people"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"be your self"

What don't you like about working at United States Department of Agriculture?

"none"

What suggestions do you have for management?

"keep up the good work"

Call Center Analyst

"I really appreciate that a review like this can be given out to hear from employee's their opinions"

What do you like about working at United States Department of Agriculture?

"Job security, growth opportunity."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"I would love to have one again. That was my dream company to operate with my profile."

What don't you like about working at United States Department of Agriculture?

"I don't know. I did not have a chance to move forward before my contract was ended. sending me and the Temp agency away."

What suggestions do you have for management?

"I thing the management's were correct. And on a case like ours where we were the victim of Temp agency their fault, they were some rude with us.I would like to come back to the F.D.A"

Student Researcher

What do you like about working at United States Department of Agriculture?

"Close to UC berkeley. Really good lab and smart people to learn from."

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Be honest and open minded."

Financial Analyst

"I would consider returning to USDA if I could telecommute 3 days a week, or better yet, work entirely at home."

Intern

"Summer Internship, was fun"

What do you like about working at United States Department of Agriculture?

"Fun people to work with"

Senior Auditor

What do you like about working at United States Department of Agriculture?

"Security"

Do you have any tips for others interviewing with this company?

"Get to know the organization before an interview."

What don't you like about working at United States Department of Agriculture?

"Too many regulations and politiics"

Office Automation Assistant

"Temporary assignment at the Institute of Forest Genetics assisting the scientists and performing general office duties."

United States Department of Agriculture Reviews FAQs

Is United States Department of Agriculture a good company to work for?

United States Department of Agriculture has an overall rating of 3.9 Average Rating out of 5, based on over 71 United States Department of Agriculture Review Ratings left anonymously by United States Department of Agriculture employees, which is equal to the average rating for all companies on CareerBliss. 89% of employees would recommend working at United States Department of Agriculture.

Does United States Department of Agriculture pay their employees well?

United States Department of Agriculture employees earn $51,000 annually on average, or $25 per hour, which is 23% lower than the national salary average of $66,000 per year. 32 United States Department of Agriculture employees have shared their salaries on CareerBliss. Find United States Department of Agriculture Salaries by Job Title.

How satisfied are employees working at United States Department of Agriculture?

89% of employees would recommend working at United States Department of Agriculture with the overall rating of 3.9 out of 5. Employees also rated United States Department of Agriculture 3.9 out of 5 for Company Culture, 4.0 for Rewards You Receive, 3.3 for Growth Opportunities and 3.9 for support you get.

What is the highest paying job at United States Department of Agriculture?

According to our data, the highest paying job at United States Department of Agriculture is a Technical Team Lead at $180,000 annually. Browse United States Department of Agriculture Salaries by Job Profile.

What is the lowest paying job at United States Department of Agriculture?

According to our data, the lowest paying job at United States Department of Agriculture is a Student Assistant at $16,000 annually. Browse United States Department of Agriculture Salaries by Job Profile.

What are the pros and cons of working at United States Department of Agriculture?

According to reviews on CareerBliss, employees commonly rated the pros of working at United States Department of Agriculture to be Company Culture, Growth Opportunities, People You Work With and Person You Work For, and no cons.

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