Individual Occupational Requirements for
GS-1371: Cartographic 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-191), 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."
Experience in cartography or in a related field
such as photogrammetry or geodesy, where the work required similar knowledge and skills.
OR
For GS-3: |
Successful completion of l year of study that included at least 6 semester hours in courses
such as cartography, relevant mathematical and statistical sciences, or related sciences,
e.g., physical geography or geodesy. Not more than 3 of the 6 semester hours should have
been in mathematics or statistics. |
For GS-4: |
Successful completion of 2 years of study that included at least 12 semester hours in any
combination of courses such as those shown above for GS-3. Not more than 6 of the 12
semester hours should have been in mathematics or statistics. |
For GS-5: |
Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree that
included at least 18 semester hours in courses such as those shown above for GS-3. Examples
of acceptable courses include cartography, astronomy, geodesy, photogrammetry,
oceanography, computer science, land surveying, geophysics, remote sensing, algebra,
trigonometry, and calculus. Not more than 9 of the 18 semester hours should have been in
mathematics or statistics. |
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