Series 0301

Miscellaneous Administration and Program

Covers broad administrative, program, policy, coordination, and operations work that does not fit a more specific occupational series. This series is common across agencies and can vary widely by office, mission, and position description.

Written by the Federal Career Navigator team.

0300 General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 10,959
Open now: 436
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Rising (+16%)
Demand score: 100/100
Remote opportunity score: 59/100
Veteran opportunity score: 62/100

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 88% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$89,508 to $119,315 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: 22%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 78%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 43%
Telework eligible (open now): 59%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of the Air Force (1,724)
Department of Veterans Affairs (1,668)
Department of the Army (1,401)
Department of Homeland Security (1,219)
Department of the Navy (923)

Top states

District of Columbia (1,746)
Virginia (1,316)
Texas (861)
California (829)
Maryland (752)

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 0301 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	5% below average
February	About average
March	13% above average
April	About average
May	About average
June	About average
July	About average
August	9% above average
September	About average
October	About average
November	7% below average
December	10% 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 0301 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	16,652
FY 2019	23,454
FY 2020	18,411
FY 2021	17,310
FY 2022	21,751
FY 2023	26,121
FY 2024	21,958
FY 2025	8,782
FY 2026	9,613

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 0301 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	453
Jan 2026	652
Feb 2026	786
Mar 2026	1,036
Apr 2026	971
May 2026	957
Jun 2026	1,125
Jul 2026	946
Aug 2026	1,030
Sep 2026	1,133
Oct 2026	1,341
Nov 2026 (month to date)	529

Typical duties

Coordinating programs, projects, office operations, or mission support activities
Preparing administrative plans, memoranda, reports, and tracking documents
Supporting policy implementation, stakeholder communication, and workflow management
Monitoring deadlines, deliverables, records, and internal operating procedures
Solving operational problems that cut across teams or functional areas

0343 Management and Program Analysis 7,601 postings in 12 months
0303 Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant 5,281 postings in 12 months
0340 Program Management 2,295 postings in 12 months
0346 Logistics Management 1,602 postings in 12 months
0341 Administrative Officer 1,510 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.