Series 0671

Health System Specialist

Health system specialists who analyze and improve how health care is delivered, such as quality, scheduling, and program operations, without directly managing staff.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

0600 Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 1,419
Open now: 34
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Rising (+13%)
Demand score: 94/100
Remote opportunity score: 53/100
Veteran opportunity score: 54/100

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 100% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$81,415 to $116,362 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: 43%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 57%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 11%
Telework eligible (open now): 53%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of Veterans Affairs (902)
Department of Defense (402)
Department of the Army (35)
Department of Health and Human Services (33)
Department of the Air Force (25)

Top states

Texas (172)
California (103)
Virginia (76)
Arizona (54)
Florida (54)

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 0671 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	About average
February	5% above average
March	13% above average
April	About average
May	6% above average
June	About average
July	5% below average
August	8% above average
September	About average
October	About average
November	12% 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 0671 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	1,414
FY 2019	1,330
FY 2020	1,318
FY 2021	2,133
FY 2022	2,199
FY 2023	2,720
FY 2024	1,836
FY 2025	1,008
FY 2026	1,321

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 0671 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	46
Jan 2026	52
Feb 2026	103
Mar 2026	139
Apr 2026	133
May 2026	148
Jun 2026	137
Jul 2026	132
Aug 2026	143
Sep 2026	161
Oct 2026	167
Nov 2026 (month to date)	58

0610 Nursing 12,357 postings in 12 months
0679 Medical Support Assistance 4,719 postings in 12 months
0602 Physician 4,362 postings in 12 months
0620 Practical Nurse 2,718 postings in 12 months
0640 Health Aid and Technician 2,395 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.