U.S. Office of Personnel Mgt.

United States Office of Personnel Management

Operating Manual

Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions

Individual Occupational Requirements for

GS-090:    Guide Series

The text below is extracted verbatim from Section IV-B of the Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions (p.IV-B-24), but contains minor edits to conform to web-page requirements.

Use these individual occupational requirements in conjunction with the "Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Technical and Medical Support Positions."

Specialized Experience (for positions at GS-4 and above): Experience that involved oral presentation of historical, scientific, or program information to groups; or developing and/or revising technical, historical, or scientific information for oral presentation to groups.

OR

Education and Training:
For GS-3: Successful completion of 1 year of study that included at least 6 semester hours in courses such as American history, science, and/or public speaking.
For GS-4: Successful completion of 2 years of study that included at least 12 semester hours in subjects such as those shown above for GS-3.
For GS-5: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree (a) with major study in fields such as those shown above for GS-3, or (b) that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in such subjects.

Updated 06 November 1998