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Federal occupational series 0101

Social Science

There are 103 open federal jobs in occupational series 0101 (Social Science) as of October 5, 2026; the median advertised salary is $100,123.

The government made 1,005 hires in this series over the last twelve months against 103 postings live here today — roughly 10 hires for every advertised role. Most of this hiring never reaches a job board.

1,005
Hires, 12 months
GS-11
Most common hiring grade
$76,343
Median pay at hire
103
Advertised here today

What grade the government hires at

Every General Schedule hire into series 0101 over the last twelve months, by grade. The most common entry point is GS-11.

GS-7 16 1.8%
GS-9 169 18.8%
GS-12 155 17.2%
GS-13 35 3.9%
GS-14 8 0.9%
GS-15 2 0.2%

900 General Schedule hires. Hires under other pay plans (wage grade, senior executive, and the excepted schedules) are not shown here.

Where it is hiring

Top agencies
Department of Veterans Affairs493
Department of the Air Force129
Department of the Army115
Department of the Navy110
Department of Health and Human Services53
Court Services and Offendr Supervsn Agy33
Department of Justice33
Department of Defense22
Top states
Texas78
Georgia65
Maryland55
Washington, D.C.47
California37
Florida37
North Carolina26
South Carolina17

Hire counts by employing agency and duty state, trailing twelve months. OPM suppressed the duty location on 40% of hires in this series — small offices where a state would identify the individual — so the state table ranks the disclosed remainder, not all 1,005 hires.

Related occupations

Other series in the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare group (0100), by federal hires over the same twelve months.