Individual Occupational Requirements for
GS-110: Economist 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-27), but contains minor edits
to conform to web-page requirements.
Use these individual occupational requirements in conjunction
with the "Group Coverage Qualification Standard for
Professional and Scientific Positions."
Basic Requirements:
- Degree: economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3
semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus.
OR
- Combination of education and experience--courses equivalent to a major in
economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional
education.
Evaluation of Experience:
1. Examples of qualifying experience include: (a) individual economic research
assignments requiring planning, information assembly, analysis and evaluation,
conclusions and report preparation; (b) supervisory or project coordination
assignments involving a staff of professional economists, and requiring the evaluation
and interpretation of economic information; or (c) teaching assignments in a college
or university that included both class instruction in economics subjects and one of the
following (1) personal research that produced evidence of results,
(2) direction of graduate theses in economics, or (3) service as a consultant
or advisor on technical economics problems.
2. Experience in related fields that did not involve the use and understanding of
economic principles and theories may not be used as qualifying experience for these
positions. Special attention on this point should be given to certain types of work that
may or may not have provided professional economic experience. The following examples of
work require special care in such determinations: (a) economic statistics;
(b) industrial surveys; (c) management of individual business enterprises,
including farms; (d) industrial planning; (e) writing or editorial work in
economic subjects; and (f) financial market analysis.
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