These positions involve support work in office, business, or fiscal operations. These positions are found in every program area in the agency. There are approximately 3,000 employees in permanent clerical positions in the agency. Wage system positions. These positions involve trade, craft, or labor work.
Examples are equipment operators, maintenance mechanics, and automotive repair workers.
There are about 1,000 wage system employees in the agency. The Forest Service seeks to ensure equality and fairness in all Agency programs, and activities, including public access, grants, training and development, public service, contracting, data collection and analysis, technical assistance, and employment opportunities. The mission of the Agency's Civil Rights Program is to monitor and enforce compliance with the requirements of all Federal Civil Rights legislation, provide unformity and consistency for administering the Agency's Civil Rights program, related systems, and activities, and to provide national direction and leadership in support of the Agency's efforts to become a multicultural organization. The responsibility of this Program is to carry out the Agency's policy ensuring that no person is denied access to, participation in, or benefit of any program or activity on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, religion, familial status, political affiliation, or disability. The Forest Service is an equal opportunity service provider and strives to be an employer of choice.