Individual Occupational Requirements for
GS-688: Sanitarian 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-125), but contains minor edits
to conform to web-page requirements.
This is an individual qualification standard.
Basic Requirements:
A full 4-year course of study that meets
all the requirements for a bachelor's degree, and that included or was supplemented by at least 30
semester hours in a science or any combination of sciences directly related to environmental health
(such as sanitary science, public health, chemistry, microbiology, or any appropriate agricultural,
biological, or physical science).
OR
Four years of experience in inspectional,
investigational, technical support, or other responsible work that provided a knowledge and a
fundamental understanding of, and the ability to use, environmental health principles, methods, and
techniques equivalent to that which would have been gained through a 4-year college curriculum.
OR
A combination of education and experience as described above.
Additional Requirements for Grades GS-7 and Above:
In addition to meeting the basic requirements, applicants for positions at grades GS-7 and above
must have the amounts of education and/or experience required for the grade level as shown in the
following table.
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GRADE |
EDUCATION |
OR |
EXPERIENCE |
GS-7 |
1 full year of graduate level education related to environmental health or superior
academic achievement |
1 year of experience equivalent to at least the GS-5 level |
GS-9 |
2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education or master's or
equivalent graduate degree related to environmental health |
1 year of experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 level |
GS-11 |
Completion of all requirements for a doctoral degree (Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent) or
3 full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education |
1 year of experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 level |
GS-12 and above |
None |
1 year of experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level |
Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for all grade
levels for which both education and experience are acceptable. |
Examples of qualifying education related to
environmental health include study in such fields as sanitary science, public health, chemistry,
microbiology, or agricultural, biological, or physical sciences appropriate to the position to be
filled.
Qualifying specialized experience is experience
in developing, evaluating, and advising on programs designed to prevent and eliminate environmental
health hazards. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include analyzing substances to
determine contamination or the presence of disease, or resolving environmental health problems
through collection, tabulation, and evaluation of environmental sanitation data and development and
implementation of plans to eliminate or control environmental health hazards.
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