Series 0183

Licensed Professional Mental Health Counselor

Licensed professional mental health counselors who assess and counsel people with mental health and substance use concerns. A master's degree in counseling 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: 640
Open now: 36
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Falling (-23%)
Demand score: 86/100
Remote opportunity score: 31/100
Veteran opportunity score: 73/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-9 to GS-12

Most common promotion potential: GS-11

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

Typical posted salary range

$85,447 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: 73%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 27%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 5%
Telework eligible (open now): 31%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of Veterans Affairs (639)
Department of the Air Force (1)

Top states

Texas (54)
Ohio (48)
Florida (47)
Virginia (37)
Washington (37)

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 0183 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
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September	About average
October	About average
November	About average
December	About 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 0183 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2023	468
FY 2024	497
FY 2025	559
FY 2026	675

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 0183 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	51
Jan 2026	29
Feb 2026	61
Mar 2026	52
Apr 2026	54
May 2026	84
Jun 2026	64
Jul 2026	58
Aug 2026	46
Sep 2026	59
Oct 2026	54
Nov 2026 (month to date)	28

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.