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USDA Rural Development Reviews

3.4

49% would recommend to a friend

(95 total reviews)

Thomas C. Dorr

52% approve of CEO

23% positive business outlook

USDA Rural Development has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 95 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The USDA Rural Development employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government and public administration industry (3.6 stars).

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95 reviews
5.0
25 Feb 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good work life balance, good pay, loved the team, meaningful work.

Cons

Deep stress due to new administration. At times slow adoption of new technology and antiquated processes. Inter-office politics are common.

2.0
18 Aug 2025

Overworked and underpaid

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Great local management teams. - Great coworkers, extremely knowledgeable. - Sense of accomplishment and belief in the mission. - Assisting your local communities.

Cons

- Terrible upper management. Political instability. - Outdated computer information systems. - Work/life balance. To make up for the low pay government positions used to offer incentives like work from home a few days a week, alternative work schedules (just work your 40 hours a week, start and end time changes as you want), and job security. All of these are gone or on their way out. - Burnout. Entire teams have resigned, under the threat of being fired, or have been fired so the work of 20 people now rests on a single person. There is not enough staff. Literally half of this agency’s staff no longer exists.

2.0
12 Aug 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits, affordable insurance, Flexible work hours.

Cons

In office, they took our remote option away. More work than employees. Micro-managing.

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Glassdoor has 103 USDA Rural Development reviews submitted anonymously by USDA Rural Development employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if USDA Rural Development is right for you.