Employment with Veterinary Services
in the Texas Area
The Federal Government is an equal opportunity employer

Current Vacancies.Application Procedures.Student Employment.
This page serves to provide information on job vacancies within the Texas Area of VS, other positions in the federal government, and how to apply for them.

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VS TX Home Page.VS Headquarters.APHIS Home Page.USDA Home Page.

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Other Job Opportunity Links:
Federal Jobs Digest.Office of Personnnel Management's Job Site.
USDA Employment Opportunities.
Also try the Automated Vacancy Announcement Retrieval System by phone at 1(800) 585-7407.

If you are interested in employment, please contact our Personnel Assistant at (512) 383-2406.
 

Student Employment Program: We are currently accepting applications for part time data entry positions located in the Austin Area Office. Applicants must be degree-seeking college students, currently registered for the fall semester, taking at least a half-time course load. Must be able to work at least 18 hours a week (Mon.-Fri.), type 40 wpm, and have 6 months general office experience. Data entry experience preferred. Salary is $10.82 per hour. Work hours available fall within a 6:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. window (some flexibility). Office location: 903 San Jacinto Blvd., Room 220. Office hours are 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Monday through Friday. We are an equal opportunity employer.
 

If you are interested in applying for federal employment, here's what to include...

• Your resume or application with the announcement number, title, and grade(s) of the position for which you are applying.
• Your full name, mailing address, and day and evening phone numbers.
• Your Social Security Number.
• Your country of citizenship. Candidates must be U. S. citizens to be considered for competitive Federal employment.
• Veterans' preference. If you served on active duty in the U. S. military and were separated under honorable conditions, you may be eligible for veterans' preference. For further details, call OPM at (912) 757-3000. Select "Federal Employment Topics" and then "Veterans."
• Your education, name and address of high school and colleges or universities attended, the major and type and year of degrees received.
• Your work experience as it relates to the position for which your are applying; i.e., job title, duties and accomplishments, employer's name and address, supervisor's name and phone number, starting and ending dates of employment, hours worked per week, salary. Indicate whether we may contact your current supervisor for a reference.
• Other qualifications; i.e., job-related training courses, job-related skills (computer software and hardware, foreign languages), typing speed, job-related certificates and current licenses, and job-related honors, awards, and special accomplishments (publications, memberships in professional or honor societies, leadership activities, public speaking).

How to apply if I am a first time PEARS user

How to apply if I am a previous PEARS user

The following address the most frequent errors made by applicants.  Please review this list to ensure full consideration.

If you choose not to apply on-line, you must request a hard copy of the PEARS application, complete the application, and return it to the Human Resources Office listed on the announcement within the timeframes listed below.

On-line and faxed hard copy applications will be accepted until midnight Eastern Time on the announcement’s closing date.  Hard copy applications that are not faxed will be accepted at the Human Resources Office listed on the announcement until 4:30 P.M. on the announcement’s closing date.  We encourage you to apply on-line.  We may not accept applications beyond the timeframes listed.

Supporting documentation must be received within two days of the closing date of the announcement, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or U.S. Government holidays.  Supporting documentation must be sent to either the contact address or the fax number listed on the announcement.  Supporting documentation will not be accepted via email.  Supporting documentation must include the announcement number.  One set of supporting documentation must be submitted for each announcement for which you submit an application.

Because Federal agencies are required to prorate your experience when making qualification determinations, it is necessary for you to provide complete employment dates (month/year at a minimum) and work schedules (indicate “full-time” or average hours per week) for all periods of employment.   Report the dates for each grade level and position held when listing Federal employment (e.g., Veterinarian, GS-11, 01/01/02 – 01/03/03; GS-12, 01/04/03 – 01/03/04; GS-13, 01/04/04 – 06/01/04).   Failure to include this information will exclude this experience from being considered in the qualifications determination and may result in disqualification.

Detailed descriptions of your duties for all previous employment must be provided.  We may not assume qualifying experience on the basis of “job title,” employer, or employment type.  We may only credit experience specifically described.

College transcripts, a copy of your college diploma or a list of college courses with grades and credits (indicate quarter or semester hours) must be submitted.   Copies of current licenses (e.g., a license to practice veterinary medicine conferred by a state Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners) or copies of a certification of membership in a professional organization that are indicative of possessing the educational requirements of this announcement may be submitted in lieu of college transcripts.   Applicants qualified on the basis of lists of college courses or copies of diplomas, licenses, or certificates of membership, must submit copies of college transcripts before their selection may be confirmed.

Standard Form (SF) 50   Except for current APHIS, AMS, and GIPSA employees, current and former Federal employees must submit the SF-50, when requested.  Failure to submit the SF-50 will result in exclusion from consideration.

DD 214(s) To receive credit for military service, you must provide a DD 214 showing the exact dates of service for all periods of active duty.

Always read vacancy announcements carefully and provide the information requested.
 

AGENCY PROGRAMS:

• IMPORTING And EXPORTING
• FOREIGN ANIMAL DISEASE INVESTIGATIONS
• BRUCELLOSIS
• PSEUDORABIES
• TUBERCULOSIS
• SWINE HEALTH PROTECTION
• CATTLE FEVER TICK ERADICATION

• CARD TEST PERMITTING
• VETERINARY ACCREDITATION
• National Animal Health Monitoring Systems (NAHMS) in TX