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Federal occupational series 0679

Medical Support Assistance

There are 142 open federal jobs in occupational series 0679 (Medical Support Assistance) as of October 5, 2026; the median advertised salary is $59,398.

The government made 4,540 hires in this series over the last twelve months against 142 postings live here today — roughly 32 hires for every advertised role. Most of this hiring never reaches a job board.

Ayla Research · OPM Federal Workforce Data · through Jul 2026
4,540
Hires, 12 months
GS-6
Most common hiring grade
$47,414
Median pay at hire
142
Advertised here today

What grade the government hires at

Every General Schedule hire into series 0679 over the last twelve months, by grade. The most common entry point is GS-6.

GS-3 138 3%
GS-4 192 4.2%
GS-5 1,307 28.8%
GS-6 2,833 62.4%
GS-7 27 0.6%
GS-8 43 0.9%

4,540 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 Affairs4,033
Department of Defense441
Department of Health and Human Services55
Department of the Army11
Top states
Texas384
Florida293
California277
Ohio228
North Carolina176
Georgia166
Virginia162
Tennessee156

Hire counts by employing agency and duty state, trailing twelve months. OPM suppressed the duty location on 10% of hires in this series — small offices where a state would identify the individual — so the state table ranks the disclosed remainder, not all 4,540 hires.

Related occupations

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