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Federal occupational series 1035

Public Affairs

There are 38 open federal jobs in occupational series 1035 (Public Affairs) as of October 10, 2026; the median advertised salary is $121,305.

The government made 373 hires in this series over the last twelve months against 38 postings live here today — roughly 10 hires for every advertised role. Most of this hiring never reaches a job board.

373
Hires, 12 months
GS-11
Most common hiring grade
$99,218
Median pay at hire
38
Advertised here today

What grade the government hires at

Every General Schedule hire into series 1035 over the last twelve months, by grade. The most common entry point is GS-11.

GS-7 11 3.4%
GS-9 51 15.5%
GS-10 1 0.3%
GS-12 45 13.7%
GS-13 53 16.2%
GS-14 30 9.1%
GS-15 17 5.2%

328 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
Small Business Administration93
Department of the Air Force82
Department of the Army29
Department of Homeland Security28
Department of Health and Human Services22
Department of Justice22
Department of Veterans Affairs21
Department of Defense18
Top states
Washington, D.C.53
Maryland26
Georgia15
Texas15
California11
New York9
Virginia9
Louisiana7

Hire counts by employing agency and duty state, trailing twelve months. OPM suppressed the duty location on 46% of hires in this series — small offices where a state would identify the individual — so the state table ranks the disclosed remainder, not all 373 hires.