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Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions

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Index to Qualification Standards for
Biological Sciences, Series - 0400 through Series - 0499


SERIES Position Title Qualification Standard Min. Ed. License
or
Certificate
Test Requirement Medical Requirement
0401 General Biological Sciences Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0403 Microbiology Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0404 Biological Science Technician Series Technical & medical Support + IOR        
0405 Pharmacology Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0406 Agricultural Extension Series Professional & Scientific + IOR        
0408 Ecology Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0410 Zoology Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0413 Physiology Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0414 Entomology Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0415 Toxicology Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0421 Plant Protection Technician Series Technical & medical Support + IOR     GS-2/3  
0430 Botany Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0434 Plant Pathology Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0435 Plant Physiology Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0436 Plant Protection and Quarantine Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0437 Horticulture Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0440 Genetics Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0454 Rangeland Management Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0455 Range Technician Series Technical & medical Support + IOR     GS-2/3  
0457 Soil Conservation Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0458 Soil Conservation Technician Series Technical & medical Support + IOR     GS-2/3  
0459 Irrigation System Operation Series Technical & medical Support + IOR     GS-2/3  
0460 Forestry Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0462 Forestry Technician Series Technical & medical Support + IOR     GS-2/3 X
Smoke-
Jumper
0470 Soil Science Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0471 Agronomy Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0480 General Fish and Wildlife Administration Series Professional & Scientific + IOR        
0482 Fishery Biology Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0485 Wildlife Refuge Management Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X X
for Pilot duties
  X
for Pilot duties
0486 Wildlife Biology Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0487 Animal Science Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0493 Home Economics Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0499 Biological Science Student Trainee Series Student Trainee