Individual Occupational Requirements for
GS-455: Range Technician 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-65), but contains minor edits
to conform to web-page requirements.
Use these individual occupational requirements in
conjunction with the "Group Coverage Qualification Standard for
Technical and Medical Support Positions."
Specialized Experience (for positions at GS-4 and above): In addition to the experience requirements
described in the group coverage standard, seasonal experience may also be creditable. A season of experience is considered to be a period of no less than 3 months of continuous employment on a seasonal basis.
Shorter periods may be combined to make a season, provided a total of at least 3 months' experience is
shown. For any period where the work exceeded 3 months, the excess work is credited towards an additional season of experience. One season of experience is qualifying for GS-2; 2 seasons of experience
qualify for GS-3; and 4 seasons of experience qualify for GS-4. Examples of qualifying specialized
experience include:
- Work in the conservation, regulation, and use of public or Federally controlled
lands for grazing.
- Range research activities.
- Work in the operation of a livestock ranch or in assisting in the management or
preservation of lands comparable to the public range.
- Range or forest fire control, prevention, or suppression work.
OR
Education and Training:
| For GS-3: |
Successful completion of 1 year of study that included at least 6 semester
hours in a combination of courses such as range management or conservation,
agriculture, forestry, wildlife management, engineering, biology,
mathematics, or other natural or physical sciences. |
| For GS-4: |
Successful completion of 2 years of study that included at least 12 semester
hours in any combination of courses such as forestry, agriculture, crop or
plant science, range management or conservation, wildlife management,
watershed management, soil science, natural resources (except marine
fisheries and oceanography), outdoor recreation management, civil or forest
engineering, or wildland fire science. No more than 3 semester hours in
mathematics is credit-able. |
| For GS-5: |
Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a
bachelor's degree (a) with major study in forestry, range management,
agriculture, or a subject-matter field directly related to the position,
or (b) that included at least 24 semester hours in any combination of
courses such as those shown above For GS-4. No more than 6 semester hours
in mathematics is creditable. |
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