Series 1084

Visual Information

Visual information specialists who design graphics, illustrations, charts, and other visual materials to explain information.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

1000 Information and Arts Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 150
Open now: 7
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Steady (-5%)
Demand score: 67/100
Remote opportunity score: 57/100
Veteran opportunity score: 85/100

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 68% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$80,000 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: 46%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 54%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 43%
Telework eligible (open now): 57%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of the Air Force (31)
Department of the Navy (25)
Department of Defense (22)
Department of Veterans Affairs (21)
Department of Homeland Security (13)

Top states

District of Columbia (31)
Virginia (20)
California (15)
Maryland (13)
Georgia (10)

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 1084 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	6% below average
February	About average
March	13% above average
April	About average
May	11% below average
June	12% below average
July	About average
August	14% above average
September	12% above average
October	About average
November	5% below average
December	8% 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 1084 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	243
FY 2019	311
FY 2020	321
FY 2021	299
FY 2022	361
FY 2023	470
FY 2024	417
FY 2025	196
FY 2026	141

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 1084 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	5
Jan 2026	10
Feb 2026	13
Mar 2026	13
Apr 2026	20
May 2026	11
Jun 2026	15
Jul 2026	17
Aug 2026	12
Sep 2026	15
Oct 2026	14
Nov 2026 (month to date)	5

1035 Public Affairs 733 postings in 12 months
1001 General Arts and Information 271 postings in 12 months
1016 Museum Specialist and Technician 141 postings in 12 months
1008 Interior Design 103 postings in 12 months
1082 Writing and Editing 101 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.