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Federal occupational series 0661

Pharmacy Technician

There are 35 open federal jobs in occupational series 0661 (Pharmacy Technician) as of October 23, 2026; the median advertised salary is $67,236.

The government made 613 hires in this series over the last twelve months against 35 postings live here today — roughly 18 hires for every advertised role. Most of this hiring never reaches a job board.

Ayla Research · OPM Federal Workforce Data · through Aug 2026
613
Hires, 12 months
GS-7
Most common hiring grade
$54,325
Median pay at hire
35
Advertised here today

What grade the government hires at

Every General Schedule hire into series 0661 over the last twelve months, by grade. The most common entry point is GS-7.

GS-3 9 1.5%
GS-4 18 3%
GS-5 15 2.5%
GS-6 181 29.7%
GS-7 344 56.5%
GS-8 40 6.6%
GS-9 2 0.3%

609 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 Affairs514
Department of Defense81
Department of Health and Human Services14
Department of Justice4
Top states
Texas43
Florida35
California34
North Carolina29
Ohio29
Michigan27
Arizona25
Illinois22

Hire counts by employing agency and duty state, trailing twelve months. OPM suppressed the duty location on 13% of hires in this series — small offices where a state would identify the individual — so the state table ranks the disclosed remainder, not all 613 hires.

Related occupations

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