Series 0525

Accounting Technician

Accounting technicians who keep accounts, reconcile records, and process financial transactions using basic accounting knowledge.

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: 537
Open now: 21
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Steady (-8%)
Demand score: 84/100
Remote opportunity score: 14/100
Veteran opportunity score: 74/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-5 to GS-8

Most common promotion potential: GS-7

GS pay plan, used by 60% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$50,460 to $66,210 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: 58%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 42%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 19%
Telework eligible (open now): 14%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of the Air Force (137)
Department of Veterans Affairs (128)
Department of Defense (126)
Department of the Navy (37)
Department of the Army (31)

Top states

Texas (66)
Ohio (60)
Indiana (42)
California (37)
Maine (37)

Hiring patterns

Based on job announcements since Mar 2017. How patterns are calculated

When this series usually posts jobs

Postings usually peak in March.

Typical postings for series 0525 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	7% above average
February	About average
March	15% above average
April	About average
May	About average
June	7% below average
July	About average
August	8% above average
September	7% below average
October	About average
November	6% below average
December	9% 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 0525 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	687
FY 2019	728
FY 2020	730
FY 2021	823
FY 2022	959
FY 2023	1,032
FY 2024	820
FY 2025	441
FY 2026	511

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 0525 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	35
Jan 2026	43
Feb 2026	54
Mar 2026	53
Apr 2026	47
May 2026	46
Jun 2026	45
Jul 2026	55
Aug 2026	45
Sep 2026	51
Oct 2026	39
Nov 2026 (month to date)	24

0501 Financial Administration and Program 2,771 postings in 12 months
0560 Budget Analysis 1,698 postings in 12 months
0510 Accounting 1,227 postings in 12 months
0503 Financial Clerical and Technician 590 postings in 12 months
0511 Auditing 553 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.