Series 0182

Marriage and Family Therapist

Licensed marriage and family therapists who counsel couples and families. A master's degree and a full, current state license are required. Most jobs are with Veterans Affairs.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

0100 Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 184
Open now: 6
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Falling (-26%)
Demand score: 71/100
Remote opportunity score: 17/100
Veteran opportunity score: 78/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-9 to GS-13

Most common promotion potential: GS-11

GS pay plan, used by 100% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$87,656 to $116,362 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: 78%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 22%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 2%
Telework eligible (open now): 17%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of Veterans Affairs (184)

Top states

Florida (22)
Texas (16)
California (15)
New York (10)
Washington (10)

Hiring patterns

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

When this series usually posts jobs

Postings are spread fairly evenly through the year, so there is no clear best month to look.

Typical postings for series 0182 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	About average
February	About average
March	6% above average
April	About average
May	About average
June	About average
July	About average
August	6% above average
September	About average
October	About average
November	5% below average
December	7% below 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 0182 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2023	156
FY 2024	169
FY 2025	160
FY 2026	193

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 0182 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	19
Jan 2026	9
Feb 2026	12
Mar 2026	15
Apr 2026	17
May 2026	19
Jun 2026	26
Jul 2026	17
Aug 2026	11
Sep 2026	23
Oct 2026	12
Nov 2026 (month to date)	4

0185 Social Work 4,756 postings in 12 months
0189 Recreation Aid and Assistant 3,802 postings in 12 months
0101 Social Science 2,569 postings in 12 months
0180 Psychology 2,229 postings in 12 months
0132 Intelligence 1,800 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.