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Federal occupational series 0602

Medical Officer

There are 722 open federal jobs in occupational series 0602 (Medical Officer) as of October 23, 2026; the median advertised salary is $300,000.

The government made 2,640 hires in this series over the last twelve months, and 722 roles are advertised here today. This is one of the better-advertised federal lanes.

Ayla Research · OPM Federal Workforce Data · through Aug 2026
2,640
Hires, 12 months
GS-15
Most common hiring grade
$283,504
Median pay at hire
722
Advertised here today

What grade the government hires at

Every General Schedule hire into series 0602 over the last twelve months, by grade. The most common entry point is GS-15.

GS-13 1 16.7%
GS-15 5 83.3%

6 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 Affairs2,293
Department of Health and Human Services188
Department of Defense92
Department of the Army20
Department of Justice19
Department of the Air Force12
Department of Transportation10
Nat Aeronautics and Space Administration2
Top states
Florida247
California206
Texas163
Maryland143
North Carolina100
New York93
Tennessee92
Arizona84

Hire counts by employing agency and duty state, trailing twelve months. OPM suppressed the duty location on 7% of hires in this series — small offices where a state would identify the individual — so the state table ranks the disclosed remainder, not all 2,640 hires.

Related occupations

Other series in the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health group (0600), by federal hires over the same twelve months.