Series 0809

Construction Control Technical

Construction control technicians who inspect construction projects and check that work follows plans, specifications, and safety standards. Most jobs are with the Army, mainly the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

0800 Engineering and Architecture Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 215
Open now: 10
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Rising (+50%)
Demand score: 73/100
Remote opportunity score: 60/100
Veteran opportunity score: 81/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-9 to GS-12

Most common promotion potential: GS-12

GS pay plan, used by 97% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$76,463 to $111,527 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: 52%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 48%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 31%
Telework eligible (open now): 60%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of the Army (120)
Legislative Branch (18)
Department of the Air Force (14)
Department of Veterans Affairs (13)
Other Agencies and Independent Organizations (11)

Top states

District of Columbia (30)
Texas (25)
California (23)
New York (22)
Florida (17)

Hiring patterns

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

When this series usually posts jobs

Postings usually peak in August and March and are lowest in December and June.

Typical postings for series 0809 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	About average
February	5% above average
March	12% above average
April	About average
May	About average
June	12% below average
July	About average
August	17% above average
September	About average
October	6% above average
November	9% below average
December	19% 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 0809 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	346
FY 2019	437
FY 2020	332
FY 2021	300
FY 2022	422
FY 2023	437
FY 2024	364
FY 2025	164
FY 2026	200

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 0809 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	7
Jan 2026	6
Feb 2026	4
Mar 2026	20
Apr 2026	32
May 2026	24
Jun 2026	15
Jul 2026	15
Aug 2026	30
Sep 2026	23
Oct 2026	28
Nov 2026 (month to date)	11

0801 General Engineering 3,680 postings in 12 months
0810 Civil Engineering 1,496 postings in 12 months
0830 Mechanical Engineering 1,428 postings in 12 months
0850 Electrical Engineering 1,230 postings in 12 months
0802 Engineering Technical 1,075 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.