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Federal occupational series 0101

Social Science

There are 93 open federal jobs in occupational series 0101 (Social Science) as of October 23, 2026; the median advertised salary is $97,108.

The government made 1,031 hires in this series over the last twelve months against 93 postings live here today — roughly 11 hires for every advertised role. Most of this hiring never reaches a job board.

1,031
Hires, 12 months
GS-11
Most common hiring grade
$76,280
Median pay at hire
93
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 19 2.1%
GS-9 189 20.6%
GS-12 152 16.6%
GS-13 40 4.4%
GS-14 10 1.1%
GS-15 5 0.5%

917 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 Affairs482
Department of the Air Force127
Department of the Army119
Department of the Navy116
Department of Health and Human Services72
Department of Justice38
Court Services and Offendr Supervsn Agy33
Department of Defense25
Top states
Texas71
Maryland65
Georgia64
Washington, D.C.50
California42
Florida36
North Carolina26
South Carolina16

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 1,031 hires.

Related occupations

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