Individual Occupational Requirements for
GS-1412: Technical Information Services 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-202), 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 with major study in the subject-matter field of the position to be filled.
OR
Four years of experience that provided a knowledge of the basic
principles, theories, practices, techniques, and terminology of a discipline or subject-matter field; an
understanding of the standard methods, procedures, and techniques of research and analysis in the subject-matter field; and where appropriate, ability to read and comprehend nontechnical material in one or more
foreign languages. Such experience must have been 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 Positions at 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.
grade |
education |
|
|
experience |
GRADE |
EDUCATION |
OR |
EXPERIENCE |
GS-7 |
1 full year of graduate level education related to the position or superior academic achievement |
1 year equivalent to at least GS-5 |
GS-9 |
2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education or master's or equivalent graduate degree, e.g., LL.B. or J.D., related to the position |
1 year equivalent to at least GS-7 |
GS-11 |
3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education or doctoral degree (Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent) related to the position |
1 year equivalent to at least GS-9 |
GS-12 and above |
None |
1 year equivalent to at least next lower grade level |
Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for all grade levels for which both education and experience are acceptable. |
Experience must have
demonstrated the ability to perform, supervise, or direct one or more of the functional areas of work
covered by this series; to understand the concepts, theories, new developments, and co-relationship of
information in related fields; and to maintain up-to-date information on the state of the art. For positions
where foreign language proficiency is needed, applicants must be able to read and/or translate material in
the appropriate specialized subject-matter field.
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