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Employment Opportunites 
The Forest Service is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 
Appointments are based on qualifications without 
regard to race, sex, creed, color, national origin, poli- 
tics, personal relationship, age, membership or non- 
membership in an employee organization, or any other 
nonmerit factor. These same principles for equal oppor- 
tunity apply to job advancement following appointment. 
Training 
The Forest Service provides excellent opportunities for 
intensive and specialized training under competent, 
experienced administrators and scientists. 
Career direction and comprehensive on-and-off-the- 
job training programs are tailored to the individual’s 
needs, and are designed not only to help employees in 
the performance of present duties but also to prepare 
them for more difficult and responsible jobs. 
Advancement 
The Forest Service firmly believes in utilizing skills, 
qualifications, and experience to the fullest and places 
employees in positions for which they are best fitted 
and in which they will be satisfied and give their best 
performance. It is the policy of the Forest Service to fill 
vacancies in higher grade positions by promoting 
how to apply... 
All permanent positions in the Forest Service are filled 
by appointment from lists of eligibles furnished by the 
Civil Service Commission. These lists are established as 
a result of competitive examinations based on experi- 
ence and education. A numerical rating is established 
based on evaluation of such information. The applicant 
with the highest numerical score is placed at the top of 
the eligible list. 
Additional information about examination announce- 
ments can be obtained from any Federal Job Informa- 
tion Center 
If you meet the requirements listed in the Civil Service 
examination announcement, fill out the required appli- 
employees who have shown their ability to do more 
responsible work. 
Benefits 
Federal employees receive many benefits, such as 
sick and annual leave, periodic salary increases, group 
life insurance at a nominal rate, voluntary health insur- 
ance for which the Government contributes part of the 
cost of premiums and the employee pays the balance 
through payroll deductions, disability compensation if 
injured. in line of duty, and liberal retirement annuities. 
Paid national holidays, monetary awards for work- 
improvement suggestions, and paid leave for military 
reserve personnel are additional benefits. 
Work Locations 
The Forest Service is a decentralized agency, with 
national headquarters in Washington, D.C. There are 
nine Regional Offices, 125 National Forests, 10 major 
research institutions, and 69 other research work units 
located throughout the country, and in Puerto Rico. 
Transfers between units, often accompanied by a pro- 
motion, are encouraged to broaden the employee’s 
knowledge and to prepare him for additional 
responsibilities. 
Since the work of the Forest Service is carried on in 
many States and Puerto Rico, the local environments in 
which our people work are diverse and stimulating. 
Work relationships, both inside and outside the Serv- 
ice, are as diverse as the environments and equally 
interesting, since they represent dealings with people 
from all walks of life. 
cation forms and forward them to the appropriate Area 
Office of the U.S. Civil Service Commission, in accord- 
ance with instructions in the announcement. 
Applicants selected generally enter the Forest Service 
at grade GS—5 or GS-7, depending on their qualifica- 
tions and experience. Following an initial training 
period, assignments are made to operating positions. 
After a year of satisfactory performance, employees 
are eligible for promotion consideration. 
Regional Offices and Experiment Stations have 
employment jurisdiction over positions in their geo- 
graphic areas. For further information, write to the 
Regional Forester or Experiment Station Director in the 
area where you wish to work. (See map.) The addresses 
are as follows: 
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