Series 0306

Government Information

Government information specialists who manage public access to government information, such as Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act requests.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

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

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 241
Open now: 14
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Rising (+11%)
Demand score: 74/100
Remote opportunity score: 79/100
Veteran opportunity score: 50/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-11 to GS-13

Most common promotion potential: GS-13

GS pay plan, used by 91% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$98,630 to $139,684 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: 10%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 90%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 43%
Telework eligible (open now): 79%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of Veterans Affairs (66)
Department of Homeland Security (24)
Department of the Treasury (21)
Department of State (19)
Other Agencies and Independent Organizations (17)

Top states

District of Columbia (74)
Virginia (38)
Maryland (23)
Missouri (22)
Pennsylvania (18)

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 0306 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	6% below average
February	10% below average
March	6% above average
April	About average
May	5% above average
June	About average
July	11% above average
August	9% above average
September	6% above average
October	5% above average
November	7% below average
December	17% 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 0306 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	332
FY 2019	447
FY 2020	476
FY 2021	463
FY 2022	541
FY 2023	698
FY 2024	524
FY 2025	152
FY 2026	205

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 0306 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	1
Jan 2026	6
Feb 2026	24
Mar 2026	35
Apr 2026	22
May 2026	19
Jun 2026	23
Jul 2026	23
Aug 2026	23
Sep 2026	23
Oct 2026	26
Nov 2026 (month to date)	16

0301 Miscellaneous Administration and Program 10,959 postings in 12 months
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

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.