Series 0340

Program Management

Program managers who lead and direct federal programs, where strong management skills matter more than expertise in one subject area. These are usually senior positions.

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: 2,295
Open now: 105
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Rising (+27%)
Demand score: 97/100
Remote opportunity score: 68/100
Veteran opportunity score: 63/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-13 to GS-15

Most common promotion potential: GS-14

GS pay plan, used by 66% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$143,913 to $197,200 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: 34%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 66%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 32%
Telework eligible (open now): 68%
Fully remote (open now): 1%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of the Navy (418)
Department of Homeland Security (398)
Department of the Army (291)
Other Agencies and Independent Organizations (229)
Department of Transportation (183)

Top states

District of Columbia (746)
Virginia (338)
Maryland (255)
California (198)
Texas (195)

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 0340 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	About average
February	5% below average
March	13% above average
April	8% above average
May	About average
June	About average
July	About average
August	10% above average
September	About average
October	About average
November	15% 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 0340 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	2,440
FY 2019	2,538
FY 2020	2,892
FY 2021	2,773
FY 2022	3,266
FY 2023	3,624
FY 2024	3,469
FY 2025	1,410
FY 2026	2,033

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 0340 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	76
Jan 2026	91
Feb 2026	136
Mar 2026	219
Apr 2026	229
May 2026	195
Jun 2026	193
Jul 2026	243
Aug 2026	280
Sep 2026	271
Oct 2026	251
Nov 2026 (month to date)	111

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
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.