Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families | Classification Programs Division | |
Release Date: August 2001 | Section Two of Sixty-six |
The Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families is designed to aid agencies in classifying positions under chapter 51 and section 5346 of title 5, United States Code.
The 2001 edition of the Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families is divided into two parts:
DEFINITION OF TERMS USED IN THIS HANDBOOK
GS: The abbreviation and symbol for General Schedule. The General Schedule is the basic classification and compensation system for white collar occupations in the Federal Government as established by chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code.
Occupational Group: Related occupations in the General Schedule that are grouped together numerically within the same multiple of 100 (for example: GS-0100, Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group; GS-0200, Human Resources Management Group).
Job Family: A subset of an occupational group that includes a broad grouping of General Schedule occupational series that are related in one or more ways; e.g., similarity of functions performed, knowledge and skill requirements, and/or category of work (for example, assistance, technical, or administrative).
Series or Occupational Series: A subgroup of an occupational group and/or job family that includes all classes of positions at the various skill levels in a particular kind of work. Series are assigned specific numerical codes (for example: GS-0110, Economist Series; GS-0318, Secretary Series; GS-1410, Librarian Series) for purposes of identification and human resources management. Positions within a series are similar to each other with regard to subject matter and basic knowledge and skill requirements. Generally, a series corresponds to a recognized occupation in the Federal service and includes all positions at the various grade levels in that particular kind of work.
Specialty: A subset of work within a general occupational series that can be used to distinguish positions on the basis of specialized technical requirements, particular applications of the more general occupational requirements, or specific work settings where specialized competencies are applied. Only a few occupational series (e.g., GS-0201, Human Resources Management Series; GS-2210, Information Technology Management) currently have officially designated specialties that agencies must include in the official position title as a parenthetical specialty title.
FWS: The abbreviation and symbol for Federal Wage System. The Federal Wage System is the basic classification and compensation system for trades and labor occupations in the Federal Government as established by section 5346 of title 5, United States Code.
Job Family: Broad grouping of occupations in the Federal Wage System that are related in one or more ways such as: similarity of functions performed, transferability of knowledge and skills from one occupation to another, or similarity of materials or equipment worked on (for example: 4400, Printing Family; 5400, Industrial Equipment Operation Family, 9000, Film Processing Family).
Occupation: A subgroup of a job family that includes all jobs at the various skill levels in a particular kind of work. Series are assigned specific numerical codes (for example: 2892, Aircraft Electrician; 4604, Wood Working; 4717, Boat Building and Repairing) for purpose of identification and human resources management. Jobs within an occupation are similar to each other with regard to subject matter, and basic knowledge and skill requirements.
Series Number | PATCO Category | Series Name | Agency/Use |
---|---|---|---|
0347 | A | GAO Evaluator | General Accounting Office only. Not valid for submission to OPM's Central Personnel Data File. |
0570 | A | Financial Institution Examining | Federal Reserve System and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation only. |
0580 | A | Credit Union Examiner | National Credit Union Administration only. |
0898 | O | Engineering Trainee | National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) only. |
0935 | P | Administrative Law Judge | Use with Pay Plan code AL (Administrative Law Judges) only. |
1398 | O | Physical Science Trainee | National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) only. |
1598 | O | Mathematics or Computer Science Trainee | National Institute of Standards and Technology (Department of Commerce) only. |
2186 | A | Technical Systems Program Manager | Federal AviationAdministration (Departmentof Transportation) only. |
CHANGES AS A RESULT OF OCCUPATIONAL STUDIES
GS-0200: Personnel Management and Industrial Relations Group
GS-0201: Personnel Management Series
GS-0203: Personnel Clerk and Assistance Series
GS-0204: Military Personnel Clerical and Technician Series
GS-0205: Military Personnel Management Series
GS-0212: Personnel Staffing Series
GS-0221: Position Classification Series
GS-0223: Salary and Wage Administration Series
GS-0230: Employee Relations Series
GS-0233: Labor Relations Series
GS-0235: Employee Development Series
GS-0246: Contractor Industrial Relations Series
GS-0270: Federal Retirement Benefits Series
GS-0299: Personnel Management Student Trainee Series
GS-0301: Miscellaneous Administration and Program Series
GS-0334: Computer Specialist Series
GS-0501: Financial Administration and Program Series
GS-0510: Accounting Series
GS-0511: Auditing Series
GS-0512: Internal Revenue Agent Series
GS-0526: Tax Specialist Series
GS-0560: Budget Analysis Series
GS-0675: Medical Records Technician
GS-0679: Medical Clerk Series
GS-0901: General Legal and Kindred Administration Series
GS-0945: Clerk of Court Series
GS-0962: Contact Representative Series
GS-0963: Legal Instruments Examining Series
GS-0986: Legal Clerical and Assistance Series
GS-0990: General Claims Examining Series
GS-0992: Loss and Damage Claims Examining Series
GS-0995: Dependents and Estate Claims Examining Series
GS-0998: Claims Clerical Series
GS-2200: Information Technology Grou
GS-2210: Information Technology Management Series
GS-2299: Information Technology Student Trainee
CANCELLATIONS AS A RESULT OF LOW POPULATION PERFORMING THE WORK
OPM has canceled the following series/occupations because of their limited use throughout the Federal Government. As a result of changes in work practices and/or technology, few or no Federal employees perform the work previously classified to these series/occupations. If the work in any of these series/occupations is still being performed and no other series/occupation is appropriate, classify the position to the "01" series/code for the appropriate occupational group or job family. For example, a position now classified to Projection Equipment Repairing, 3364, would be assigned the 3301 code in the Instrument Work Family, 3300.
General Schedule Series:
GS-0359, Electric Accounting Machine Operation
GS-0362, Electric Accounting Machine Project Planning
GS-0475, Agricultural Management
GS-0994, Unemployment Compensation Claims Examining
GS-1895, Customs Warehouse Officer
GS-1898, Admeasurement
Federal Wage System Occupations:
3364, Projection Equipment Repairing
3422, Power Saw Operating
3508, Pipeline Working
3708, Metal Process Working
3720, Brazing and Soldering
3722, Cold Working
3815, Pneumatic Tool Operating
3818, Springmaking
3830, Blacksmithing
3832, Medal Making
3911, Sound Recording Equipment Operating
3919, Television Equipment Operating
3941, Public Address Equipment Operating
4157, Instrument Dial Painting
4371, Plaster Pattern Casting
4618, Woodworking Machine Operating
4839, Film Processing Equipment Repairing
4812, Saw Reconditioning
4843, Navigation Aids Repairing
4844, Bicycle Repairing
4851, Reclamation Working
5312, Sewing Machine Repairing
5414, Baling Machine Operating
5430, Drawbridge Operating
5444, Food/Feed Processing Equipment Operating
5450, Conveyor Operating
5454, Solvent Still Operating
5486, Swimming Pool Operating
5707, Tank Driving
6902, Lumber Handling
7307, Dry Cleaning
8863, Aircraft Tire Mounting