Individual Occupational Requirements for
GS-342: Support Services Administration 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-52), but contains minor edits
to conform to web-page requirements.
This is an individual qualification standard.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
EXPERIENCE
Three years of progressively responsible experience, 1 year
of which was equivalent to at least GS-4, is qualifying for
GS-5 level positions. General experience is experience that
involved dealing with others in person-to-person work
situations, in obtaining and providing a variety of services
for an organization, or other work that demonstrated the
ability to perform successfully the work of the position to
be filled.
One year of specialized experience
equivalent to at least the next lower level in the normal
line of progression that demonstrated knowledge of the
methods and procedures for providing or performing a variety
of functions and services applicable to the position to be
filled; ability to plan, organize, and control work involving
diverse activities; ability to gain cooperation and
coordinate the work of others; and skill in oral and written
communications. Examples of qualifying specialized
experience include:
- Management analyst or technician or other work that
included study, analysis, or evaluation leading
to the development or improvement of managerial or
administrative policies, practices, and procedures.
- Administrative officer or assistant, budget
administration, program analysis, or other work that
demonstrated knowledge of an organization and its
functions, and the ways in which support services
can facilitate the work of the organization.
- Office management experience that included
responsibility for directing a variety of support
services such as typing, mail processing, purchase
of supplies and equipment, etc.
- Secretarial work that required monitoring and
coordinating administrative and processing work of
subordinate elements through a system of internal
procedures, controls, production, progress reporting,
etc., to insure the efficient operation of an
organization.
- Military experience that included responsibility for
directing a variety of support functions such as
communications, property management, mail service,
facilities and equipment maintenance, etc.
OR
EDUCATION
Successful
completion of a full 4-year course of study in any field
leading to a bachelor's degree, in an accredited college or
university, is qualifying for GS-5 level positions.
Major
study--public administration, business administration,
industrial engineering, industrial management, or other
administrative or management fields related to the position to
be filled. For some positions in this series graduate
education may not provide the knowledge and skills needed to
perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience may
be required for such positions. One full academic year of
graduate-level education is creditable for GS-7; 2 years or
a master's or equivalent graduate degree is creditable for
GS-9; and 3 years or a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
is creditable for GS-11.
Note: Equivalent combinations of education and experience
are also qualifying for grade levels for which
both education and experience are acceptable.
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