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Index to Qualification Standards for
Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health, Series - 0600 through Series - 0699


SERIES Position Title Qualification Standard Min. Ed. License
or
Certificate
Test Requirement Medical Requirement
0601 General Health Science Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0602 Medical Officer Series Individual Standard X X    
0603 Physician's Assistant Series Individual Standard        
0610 Nurse Series Individual Standard X X    
0620 Practical Nurse Series Individual Standard   X    
0621 Nursing Assistant Series Technical & medical Support +IOR        
0622 Medical Supply Aide and Technician Series Technical & medical Support + IOR        
0625 Autopsy Assistant Series Technical & medical Support + IOR        
0630 Dietitian and Nutritionist Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0631 Occupational Therapist Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0633 Physical Therapist Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X X    
0635 Corrective Therapist Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0636 Rehabilitation Therapy Assistant Series Technical & medical Support + IOR     GS-2/3  
0637 Manual Arts Therapist Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0638 Recreational/Creative Arts Therapist Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0639 Educational Therapist Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0640 Health Aid and Technician Series Technical & medical Support + IOR     GS-2/3  
0642 Nuclear Medicine Technician Series Technical & medical Support + IOR   X GS-2/3  
0644 Medical Technologist Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0645 Medical Technician Series Technical & medical Support + IOR     GS-2/3  
0646 Pathology Technician Series Technical & medical SupportIOR     GS-2/3  
0647 Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist Series Technical & medical Support + IOR   X GS-2/3  
0648 Therapeutic Radiologic Technologist Series Technical & medical Support + IOR   X GS-2/3  
0649 Medical Instrument Technician Series Technical & medical Support + IOR     GS-2/3  
0650 Medical Technical Assistant Series (There are No OPM Issued Qualification Standards for this position)
0651 Respiratory Therapist Series Technical & medical Support + IOR     GS-2/3  
0660 Pharmacist Series Individual Standard X X   X
0661 Pharmacy Technician Series Technical & medical Support + IOR     GS-2/3  
0662 Optometrist Series Individual Standard X X    
0664 Restoration Technician Series Individual Standard       X
0665 Speech Pathology and Audiology Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0667 Orthotist and Prosthetist Series Individual Standard     GS-3  
0668 Podiatrist Series Individual Standard X X    
0669 Medical Records Administration Series Administrative & Management + IOR        
0670 Health System Administration Series Administrative & Management + IOR        
0671 Health System Specialist Series Administrative & Management + IOR        
0672 Prosthetic Representative Series Series
(Dept. of Veterans Affairs)
Administrative & Management + IOR        
0673 Hospital Housekeeping Management Series Administrative & Management + IOR     GS-5/7  
0675 Medical Records Technician Series Clerical & Administrative Support     GS-2/3/4  
0679 Medical Clerk Series Clerical & Administrative Support     GS-2/3/4  
0680 Dental Officer Series Individual Standard X X   X
0681 Dental Assistant Series Technical & medical Support + IOR   X    
0682 Dental Hygiene Series Individual Standard X
Comm. Health
X    
0683 Dental Laboratory Aid and Technician Series Technical & medical Support + IOR     GS-2/3  
0685 Public Health Program Specialist Series Administrative & Management + IOR     GS-5/7  
0688 Sanitarian Series Individual Standard        
0690 Industrial Hygiene Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0696 Consumer Safety Series Professional & Scientific + IOR X      
0698 Environmental Health Technician Series Technical & medical Support + IOR        
0699 Medical and Health Student Trainee Series Student Trainee