Individual Occupational Requirements for
GS-662: Optometrist 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-110), but contains minor edits
to conform to web-page requirements.
This is an individual qualification standard.
Basic Requirements:
Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) accredited by the Council on Optometric
Education.
Current license to practice optometry in a State, the District of
Columbia, or a territory is required, except for those research positions that do not entail patient
care responsibilities.
Applicants who meet the basic requirements qualify for GS-9.
Additional Requirements for Grades GS-11 and Above:
| For GS-11: |
One year of professional optometrist experience equivalent to at least GS-9 that demonstrated
the ability to perform the work of the position to be filled. For example, for industrial
optometrists, the applicant's experience must have demonstrated skill in developing or
applying methods, procedures, or devices for protection of employees engaged in eye-hazardous
work.
or
For research positions, completion of all the requirements for a master's or equivalent degree
in a related scientific field such as physics, biology, physiological optics, etc.
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| For GS-12: |
One year of professional optometrist experience equivalent to at least GS-11 that demonstrated
the ability to perform the work of the position to be filled. For example, for industrial
optometrists, the applicant's experience must have demonstrated skill in administering an
industrial optometry program in an industrial activity requiring the development of new
methods, procedures, or devices for protection employees engaged in eye-hazardous work.
or
For research positions, completion of all the requirements for a Ph.D. or equivalent degree
in a related field such as those described above for GS-11.
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| For GS-13 and above: |
One year of professional optometrist experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade
level. |
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