Individual Occupational Requirements for
GS-1016: Museum Specialist and 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-156), but contains minor edits
to conform to web-page requirements.
This is an individual qualification standard.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
The following table shows the amounts of education and/or experience required to qualify for
positions covered by this standard.
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| GRADE |
EXPERIENCE |
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EDUCATION |
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Specialized |
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| GS-1 |
None |
None |
None |
| GS-2 |
3 months |
None |
High school graduation or equivalent |
| GS-3 |
6 months |
None |
1 year above high school in any field of study |
| GS-4 |
1 year |
None |
2 years above high school with 6 semester hours of related courses |
| GS-5 |
None |
1 year equivalent to at least GS-4 |
4 years above high school leading to a bachelor's degree with major study or 24 semester hours of course work in a related field |
| GS-7 |
None |
1 year equivalent to at least GS-5 |
1 full academic year of related graduate level education or superior academic achievement |
| GS-9 |
None |
1 year equivalent to at least GS-7 |
2 full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education or master's or equivalent graduate degree related to the position |
| GS-11 and above |
None |
1 year equivalent to at least next lower grade level in normal line of progression |
None |
| Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for all
grade levels for which both education and experience are acceptable. |
EXPERIENCE
Experience using
the tools, techniques, procedures, or methods related to the operation of a museum or similar
collection, or to the handling, storage, care, protection, or recordkeeping of such a collection.
Experience may have been gained in a museum, college or university, antique shop, commercial art
gallery, or other setting involving work with collections of valuable objects or specimens
requiring specialized care and handling. Other types of experience may also be qualifying if
appropriate to the position to be filled.
Experience
related to the operation or management of a museum or similar collection of valuable objects.
Examples of qualifying specialized experience include collections management, registration,
cataloging, research, preservation, restoration, or conservation of collections of museum material,
or other experience related to the position to be filled. Most positions require a particular
subject-matter specialization, e.g., aeronautics, anthropology, art, geology, history, natural
science, technology, biology, or zoology.
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EDUCATION
For GS-3 positions, education may
have been in any field of study. For positions at GS-4 and above, related course work is required.
Related fields of study include art, history, museum studies, scientific subjects, or other courses
related to the position to be filled.
TEST REQUIREMENTS
Refer to Section V of this Manual for information about test requirements.
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