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Talk with your supervisor. If you believe your position is not properly classified or your position description does not accurately describe your work, we recommend that you talk with your supervisor. Because your supervisor certifies your position description's accuracy, he or she should be able to explain its contents. If your supervisor believes that your position should be reevaluated, he or she can request a review by your human resources office.

Talk with your human resources office. If you have questions your supervisor cannot answer, talk with someone in your human resources office. You can ask to see the position classification standards used to classify your position.

Then . . .

If you want to file a classification appeal after talking with your supervisor and your human resources office, please review our position classification appeals employee fact sheet. Remember that a classification appeal may not be filed electronically.

Otherwise . . .

If you are unable to get your questions answered at your agency, general inquiries about classification may be sent to fedclass@opm.gov. General inquiries about classification appeals may be sent to fedclass_appeals@opm.gov. To help us better respond to your inquiry, please include your name, agency, telephone number, and geographic location. We will not contact your agency unless we first check with you.

You may not file a classification or job grading appeal electronically.

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