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Federal occupational series 0610

Nurse

There are 524 open federal jobs in occupational series 0610 (Nurse) as of October 5, 2026; the median advertised salary is $115,972.

The government made 8,015 hires in this series over the last twelve months against 524 postings live here today — roughly 15 hires for every advertised role. Most of this hiring never reaches a job board.

Ayla Research · OPM Federal Workforce Data · through Jul 2026
8,015
Hires, 12 months
GS-11
Most common hiring grade
$107,779
Median pay at hire
524
Advertised here today

What grade the government hires at

Every General Schedule hire into series 0610 over the last twelve months, by grade. The most common entry point is GS-11.

GS-4 6 0.7%
GS-5 6 0.7%
GS-7 32 3.7%
GS-9 68 7.8%
GS-10 47 5.4%
GS-11 365 42.1%
GS-12 277 31.9%
GS-13 61 7%
GS-14 5 0.6%

867 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 Affairs6,985
Department of Defense576
Department of Health and Human Services202
Department of Justice190
Department of the Army24
Department of Homeland Security19
Department of the Air Force9
Department of the Navy5
Top states
Florida604
Texas596
California481
Ohio337
North Carolina311
Tennessee267
New York250
Arizona244

Hire counts by employing agency and duty state, trailing twelve months. OPM suppressed the duty location on 8% of hires in this series — small offices where a state would identify the individual — so the state table ranks the disclosed remainder, not all 8,015 hires.

Related occupations

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