Deputy Administrator, Office of Survey Design and Methodology

This position is designated as SES, Career-Reserved. USDA structures its SES positions into position levels. This is a position level 2 with a salary range of $204,122 to $216,010 per year. Exceptions to the salary cap may be considered in certain circumstances. SES employees are also eligible to receive bonuses and performance-based awards. Visit http://www.opm.gov/ses/ for additional information and benefits for SES employees.

Responsible for overall coordination of the agricultural statistics program carried out within the various organizational units in National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

Shares fully the responsibility for formulating and establishing within broad boundaries, long-range and current policies and programs to carry out the various and complex functions and activities of NASS.

Shares responsibility for advising other high level USDA officials on broad, complex, and varied matters that affect or relate to programs and activities of the NASS in connection with new or modified basic agricultural policies and programs.

Prepares, publish, and sign-off of highly market-sensitive Principal Federal Economic Indicator reports that provide important information to agricultural markets around the world.

Responsible for ensuring the environment and controls necessary to protect these data from early release or inappropriate manipulation. Reviews sensitive geospatial information as part of the preparation of these key reports.

Provides executive and managerial direction to the following program activities: Agricultural Estimating, Forecasting, and Census Programs; Agricultural Statistics Board (ASB); and Special Surveys.