Series 0510

Accounting

Accountants who apply accounting principles to keep financial records accurate, design and review financial systems, and prepare financial reports.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

0500 Accounting and Budget Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 1,227
Open now: 51
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Rising (+18%)
Demand score: 93/100
Remote opportunity score: 63/100
Veteran opportunity score: 66/100

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 84% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$91,335 to $132,923 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: 33%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 67%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 37%
Telework eligible (open now): 63%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of Veterans Affairs (243)
Department of Defense (218)
Department of the Navy (132)
Department of the Army (111)
Other Agencies and Independent Organizations (105)

Top states

District of Columbia (255)
Virginia (165)
Texas (144)
Maryland (105)
Ohio (102)

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 0510 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	About average
February	About average
March	13% above average
April	About average
May	About average
June	6% above average
July	About average
August	9% above average
September	About average
October	About average
November	14% below average
December	18% 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 0510 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	1,790
FY 2019	1,767
FY 2020	1,938
FY 2021	2,000
FY 2022	2,141
FY 2023	2,296
FY 2024	1,975
FY 2025	679
FY 2026	1,080

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 0510 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	40
Jan 2026	76
Feb 2026	93
Mar 2026	98
Apr 2026	123
May 2026	102
Jun 2026	117
Jul 2026	116
Aug 2026	141
Sep 2026	124
Oct 2026	130
Nov 2026 (month to date)	67

0501 Financial Administration and Program 2,771 postings in 12 months
0560 Budget Analysis 1,698 postings in 12 months
0503 Financial Clerical and Technician 590 postings in 12 months
0511 Auditing 553 postings in 12 months
0525 Accounting Technician 537 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.