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Federal occupational series 0640

Health Aid and Technician

There are 148 open federal jobs in occupational series 0640 (Health Aid and Technician) as of October 23, 2026; the median advertised salary is $55,354.

The government made 1,127 hires in this series over the last twelve months, and 148 roles are advertised here today. This is one of the better-advertised federal lanes.

Ayla Research · OPM Federal Workforce Data · through Aug 2026
1,127
Hires, 12 months
GS-7
Most common hiring grade
$51,037
Median pay at hire
148
Advertised here today

What grade the government hires at

Every General Schedule hire into series 0640 over the last twelve months, by grade. The most common entry point is GS-7.

GS-2 5 0.5%
GS-3 9 0.8%
GS-4 30 2.8%
GS-5 266 24.5%
GS-6 244 22.5%
GS-7 307 28.3%
GS-8 165 15.2%
GS-9 53 4.9%
GS-10 2 0.2%
GS-11 3 0.3%

1,084 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 Affairs734
Department of Defense166
Department of the Air Force71
Department of Interior51
Department of Justice41
Department of Health and Human Services29
Department of the Army28
Department of the Navy7
Top states
Texas85
California75
Florida65
North Carolina53
Georgia38
Arizona36
Nevada34
Tennessee33

Hire counts by employing agency and duty state, trailing twelve months. OPM suppressed the duty location on 24% of hires in this series — small offices where a state would identify the individual — so the state table ranks the disclosed remainder, not all 1,127 hires.

Related occupations

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