Commissary Support Clerk
Defense Commissary Agency
Posted: December 23, 2025 (22 days ago)
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Defense Commissary Agency
Department of Defense
Location
Fallon, Nevada
Salary
$36,825 - $46,868
per year
Type
Closes
Base salary range: $30,286 - $39,372
Typical requirements: 1 year general experience. 2 years college or associate degree.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
This job involves working as a clerk in a military grocery store, handling tasks like updating accounts, maintaining prices, managing supplies, and using computers to process data and create labels.
It's a good fit for someone with basic office experience or education who is organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable with light physical work like lifting up to 25 pounds.
No advanced skills are needed, making it suitable for entry-level candidates looking for stable government employment.
Serves as a Commissary Support Clerk in a commissary store at a Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) facility. The primary purpose of this position is to perform a variety of store-level work associated with accounts and price maintenance. Incumbent may also be assigned supply clerical duties.
You must meet the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) qualifications for series 0303 and additional requirements by the announcement closing date.
Your resume (and/or transcript if necessary) must clearly show that you have the qualifications described below. You can use experience, education, or a combination of the two to qualify.
Experience: One (1) year of progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that indicates the ability to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to perform the duties of this position (general experience).
OR Education: Two (2) full years of successfully completed education above high school at an accredited business, secretarial, technical school, junior college, college, or university.
Transcripts are required if relying on education, in whole or in part, to qualify. See Required Documents for more information.
OR Combination of experience and education: To calculate the combination, divide your total months of experience by 12, then divide your semester hours by 60 and add the two percentages.
If the total is 100%, you meet the minimum qualifications through a combination of experience and education.
You must meet the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) qualifications for series 0303 and additional requirements by the announcement closing date.
Your resume (and/or transcript if necessary) must clearly show that you have the qualifications described below.
You can use experience, education, superior academic achievement, or a combination of experience and education to qualify. Physical requirements:(1) Occasionally walk, stoop, and bend.
(2) Lift, push, pull, carry, and handle items weighing up to 25 pounds independently. You will attest to your ability to perform these physical requirements in the Questionnaire.
As part of the online application process, you will respond to a series of questions designed to evaluate your level of experience in the position's competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics).
Accounting Commissary Store Operations Communication Minimum Qualifications GS-04 Overtime: Occasional Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Nonexempt Bargaining Unit Status: Covered Obligated Position: No Those retired under CSRS or FERS considered: No.
DoD criteria not met. Recruitment/Relocation Incentives Offered: No Telework eligible: No Remote work eligible: No
Major Duties:
Performs basic account maintenance procedures to ensure files, logs, and reports are complete. Ensures adequate stock and operating supplies are maintained.
Operates computer systems to input or correct data, and produce documents, reports, shelf labels and signs. Verifies receipts against invoices. Read the entire job announcement.
Focus on the following sections to understand whether or not you qualify for the position.
This critical information is found under: Duties and Qualifications How to Apply (including a preview of the assessment questionnaire, if applicable) How You Will be Evaluated Your resume must thoroughly describe how your skills and experiences align to the criteria defined in the Qualifications section of this announcement and it must support your responses to the assessment questionnaire.
We do not assume you have the necessary experience to successfully perform in this job regardless of your employment history or academic career.
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