Individual Occupational Requirements for
GS-486: Wildlife Biology 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-78), but contains minor edits
to conform to web-page requirements.
Use these individual occupational requirements in conjunction with the "
Group Coverage Qualification Standard for
Professional and Scientific Positions."
Basic Requirements:
Nonresearch positions:
- Degree: biological science that included:
- At least 9 semester hours in such wildlife subjects as mammalogy,
ornithology, animal ecology, wildlife management, or research courses in
the field of wildlife biology; and
- At least 12 semester hours in zoology in such subjects as general zoology,
invertebrate zoology, vertebrate zoology, comparative anatomy, physiology,
genetics, ecology, cellular biology, parasitology, entomology, or research
courses in such subjects (Excess courses in wildlife biology may be used
to meet the zoology requirements where appropriate.); and
- At least 9 semester hours in botany or the related plant sciences.
OR
- Combination of education and experience--equivalent to a major in biological science (i.e., at least
30 semester hours), with at least 9 semester hours in wildlife subjects, 12 semester hours in zoology,
and 9 semester hours in botany or related plant science, as shown in A above, plus appropriate
experience or additional education.
Research positions: Degree with major in wildlife biology, zoology, or botany that included at least 30
semester hours of course work in biological science and 15 semester hours in the physical, mathematical,
and earth sciences. This course work must have included:
- At least 9 semester hours of training applicable to wildlife biology in such
subjects as mammalogy, ornithology, animal ecology, wildlife management,
principles of population dynamics, or related course work in the field of
wildlife biology; and
- At least 12 semester hours in zoological subjects such as invertebrate zoology,
vertebrate zoology, comparative anatomy of the vertebrates, embryology, animal
physiology, entomology, herpetology, parasitology, and genetics; and
- At least 9 semester hours in the field of botany and related plant science; and
- At least 15 semester hours of training in any combination of two or more of the
following: chemistry, physics, mathematics, statistics, soils, and/or geology.
FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR POSITIONS WITH PILOT DUTIES
Applicants must:
- Possess a current FAA Commercial Airman Certificate with ratings appropriate
for the duties performed;
- Possess an instrument rating;
- Have completed a minimum of 500 hours of flight time as Pilot-in-Command and
25 hours of flight time
as Pilot-in-Command at night; and
- Possess a current Class II Medical Certificate.
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