Individual Occupational Requirements for
GS-083: Police 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-18), but contains minor edits
to conform to web-page requirements.
This is an individual qualification standard.
EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
The following table shows the amounts of education and/or experience required to qualify
for positions covered by this standard.
GRADE |
EXPERIENCE |
EDUCATION/TRAINING |
General |
Specialized |
GS-2 |
3 months |
None |
High school graduation or equivalent |
GS-3 |
6 months |
None |
1 year above high school |
GS-4 |
6 months |
6 months |
2 years above high school |
GS-5 |
None |
1 year equivalent to at least GS-4 |
4 years above high school |
GS-6 and above |
None |
1 year equivalent to at least next lower grade level |
None |
Equivalent combinations of experience and education are qualifying for
grade levels for which both education and experience are acceptable. |
EXPERIENCE
Qualifying
general experience includes experience in administrative, clerical, technical, or military
work that involved protecting property, equipment, data, or materials; or that involved
making judgments based on the application of directions, rules, regulations, or laws.
Experience
that provided knowledge of a body of basic laws and regulations, law enforcement operations,
practices, and techniques and involved responsibility for maintaining order and protecting
life and property. Creditable specialized experience may have been gained in work on a police
force; through service as a military police officer; in work providing visitor protection
and law enforcement in parks, forests, or other natural resource or recreational
environments; in performing criminal investigative duties; or in other work that provided the
required knowledge and skills.
OR
EDUCATION/TRAINING
For GS-2: |
Graduation from high school may be substituted for the required experience. |
For GS-3: |
One year of successfully completed study at an accredited school above the high school
level with at least 6 semester hours of study pertinent to police work. |
For GS-4: |
Two years of successfully completed study at an accredited school above the high school
level with at least 12 semester hours in police administration, police law and evidence,
police investigation, criminology, law enforcement, general law, or similar subjects
closely related to police work. |
For GS-5: |
Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree in
Police Science or a comparable degree program related to the work of the position. |
Successful completion of a Federal, State, county, or municipal police academy or
comparable training course that included at least 40 classroom hours of instruction in police
department procedures and methods, and local law and regulations, may be substituted for a
maximum of 3 months of specialized experience or 6 months of general experience.
No substitution of education or training may be made for the required specialized
experience at GS-6 and above.
TEST REQUIREMENTS
Refer to Section V of this Manual for information about test requirements.
INVESTIGATION OF FITNESS
A character investigation may be conducted on applicants selected for employment. The
purpose of such an investigation is to secure evidence of the candidate's honesty, integrity,
general character, and loyalty to the U.S. Government. Such investigations will be conducted
under the security requirements of the hiring agency.
MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS
The duties of these positions require moderate to arduous physical exertion and/or duties
of a hazardous nature. The following medical requirements apply to all applicants: good near
and distant vision, ability to distinguish basic colors, and ability to hear the
conversational voice. Agencies may establish additional, job-related physical or medical
requirements provided that the specific position(s) involves the arduous or hazardous duties
to which the physical requirements relate.
Applicants and employees must have the capacity to perform the essential functions of the
position without risk to themselves or others. Applicants and employees must possess
emotional and mental stability. In most instances, a specific medical condition or impairment
will not automatically disqualify an applicant or employee. A medical condition or impairment
is disqualifying only if the condition, for good medical reason, precludes assignment to or
warrants restriction from the duties of the specific position. For some positions, the loss
or impairment of a specific function may be compensated for by the satisfactory use of a
prosthesis or mechanical aid. Reasonable accommodation shall also be considered in
determining an applicant's ability to perform the duties of a position. Reasonable
accommodation may include, but is not limited to the use of assistive devices, job
modification or restructuring, provision of readers and interpreters, or adjusted work
schedules.
All positions involving Federal motor vehicle operation carry the additional medical
requirements specified in 5 CFR 930 and the "General Policies and Instructions"
section of this Manual.
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