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Federal occupational series 0662

Optometrist

There are 14 open federal jobs in occupational series 0662 (Optometrist) as of October 24, 2026; the median advertised salary is $149,611.

The government made 275 hires in this series over the last twelve months against 14 postings live here today — roughly 20 hires for every advertised role. Most of this hiring never reaches a job board.

275
Hires, 12 months
GS-11
Most common hiring grade
$51,635
Median pay at hire
14
Advertised here today

What grade the government hires at

Every General Schedule hire into series 0662 over the last twelve months, by grade. The most common entry point is GS-11.

GS-12 5 33.3%
GS-13 3 20%

15 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 Affairs260
Department of Health and Human Services13
Department of Defense2
Top states
California33
Florida20
Texas19
New York17
Ohio16
Massachusetts13
North Carolina12
South Carolina10

Hire counts by employing agency and duty state, trailing twelve months. OPM suppressed the duty location on 1% of hires in this series — small offices where a state would identify the individual — so the state table ranks the disclosed remainder, not all 275 hires.

Related occupations

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