What grade the government hires at
Every General Schedule hire into series 0462 over the last twelve months, by grade. The most common entry point is GS-5.
GS-3
323
17.1%
GS-4
436
23.1%
GS-5
936
49.7%
GS-6
81
4.3%
GS-7
108
5.7%
GS-8
1
0.1%
1,885 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 Agriculture | 2,066 |
| Department of Interior | 69 |
| Department of the Army | 1 |
Top states
| California | 380 |
| Oregon | 236 |
| Colorado | 182 |
| Montana | 175 |
| Idaho | 162 |
| Washington | 158 |
| Arizona | 137 |
| Utah | 109 |
Hire counts by employing agency and duty state, trailing twelve months.
Related occupations
Other series in the Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences group (0400), by federal hires over the same twelve months.
- Wildland Fire ManagementSeries 0456 · 5,461 hires
- Biological Science TechnicianSeries 0404 · 1,622 hires
- General Natural Resources Management and Biological SciencesSeries 0401 · 350 hires