Series 0099

General Student Trainee

Student trainees who work for a federal agency while enrolled in school, in fields that don't have their own student trainee series. These jobs are part of student hiring programs and can lead to a permanent job after graduation.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

0000 Miscellaneous Occupations Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 368
Open now: 13
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Steady (0%)
Demand score: 80/100
Remote opportunity score: 23/100
Veteran opportunity score: 45/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GG-5 to GG-11

Most common promotion potential: GG-11

GG pay plan, used by 71% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$46,610 to $79,787 per year

Median of the yearly salary ranges in posted announcements.

Who can apply

Share of job postings in the last 12 months, by who the announcement was open to.

Open to the public: 45%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 55%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 29%
Telework eligible (open now): 23%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of Defense (124)
Department of State (48)
Department of Justice (37)
Other Agencies and Independent Organizations (34)
Department of the Interior (33)

Top states

District of Columbia (117)
Maryland (43)
Virginia (42)
Florida (26)
Texas (21)

Hiring patterns

Based on job announcements since Mar 2017. How patterns are calculated

When this series usually posts jobs

Postings usually peak in February, March, and January and are lowest in May and June.

Typical postings for series 0099 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	16% above average
February	40% above average
March	36% above average
April	11% below average
May	20% below average
June	20% below average
July	19% below average
August	5% below average
September	About average
October	7% below average
November	15% below average
December	6% above average

Postings by fiscal year

The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30. Fiscal years 2025 and 2026 include the government-wide hiring freeze that began in January 2025.

Job announcements for series 0099 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	393
FY 2019	359
FY 2020	231
FY 2021	186
FY 2022	225
FY 2023	232
FY 2024	246
FY 2025	155
FY 2026	329

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 0099 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	19
Jan 2026	100
Feb 2026	3
Mar 2026	17
Apr 2026	11
May 2026	63
Jun 2026	19
Jul 2026	22
Aug 2026	24
Sep 2026	43
Oct 2026	37
Nov 2026 (month to date)	10

0080 Security Administration 2,429 postings in 12 months
0083 Police 1,355 postings in 12 months
0081 Fire Protection and Prevention 1,117 postings in 12 months
0018 Safety and Occupational Health Management 1,045 postings in 12 months
0025 Park Ranger 720 postings in 12 months

About this data

Job numbers come from the USAJOBS API: 244,223 job announcements opened from December 1, 2025 to November 15, 2026, plus 12,260 announcements open on November 15, 2026. Canceled announcements are not counted. Series descriptions summarize the OPM Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families.

These figures describe posted job announcements, not hiring outcomes. Always read the official announcement and its qualification requirements before applying. How the scores are calculated.