Individual Occupational Requirements for
GS-458: Soil Conservation 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-67), 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:
- Installing and maintaining conservation measures on public or privately owned
land including parks, shoreline, refuse waste sites, dams and reservoir areas,
water and sewer sites, road embankments, forests, and wildlife habitats.
- Installing and maintaining soil and water conservation measures on farms,
ranches, or agricultural land.
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 creditable. |
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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