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Federal occupational series 0660

Pharmacist

There are 79 open federal jobs in occupational series 0660 (Pharmacist) as of October 5, 2026; the median advertised salary is $157,259.

The government made 1,311 hires in this series over the last twelve months against 79 postings live here today — roughly 17 hires for every advertised role. Most of this hiring never reaches a job board.

Ayla Research · OPM Federal Workforce Data · through Jul 2026
1,311
Hires, 12 months
GS-12
Most common hiring grade
$51,790
Median pay at hire
79
Advertised here today

What grade the government hires at

Every General Schedule hire into series 0660 over the last twelve months, by grade. The most common entry point is GS-12.

GS-11 77 9.2%
GS-12 554 66.5%
GS-13 199 23.9%
GS-14 1 0.1%
GS-15 2 0.2%

833 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 Affairs1,168
Department of Health and Human Services75
Department of Defense49
Department of Justice19
Top states
Florida101
California97
Ohio94
Texas75
Michigan67
New York47
North Carolina46
Arizona44

Hire counts by employing agency and duty state, trailing twelve months. OPM suppressed the duty location on 5% of hires in this series — small offices where a state would identify the individual — so the state table ranks the disclosed remainder, not all 1,311 hires.

Related occupations

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