Series 1140

Trade Specialist

Trade specialists who help U.S. businesses export, analyze trade data, and work on trade policy. Many jobs are with the Commerce Department's International Trade Administration.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

1100 Business and Industry Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 39
Open now: 0
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Falling (-33%)
Demand score: 45/100
Remote opportunity score: Not enough data
Veteran opportunity score: 64/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-7 to GS-14

Most common promotion potential: GS-13

GS pay plan, used by 87% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$120,579 to $158,322 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: 44%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 56%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 41%
Telework eligible (open now): No postings open now
Fully remote (open now): No postings open now

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of Commerce (18)
Other Agencies and Independent Organizations (9)
Department of Agriculture (6)
Department of Transportation (6)

Top states

District of Columbia (29)
Virginia (5)
Maryland (4)

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 November.

Typical postings for series 1140 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	8% below average
February	About average
March	10% above average
April	About average
May	8% below average
June	About average
July	6% above average
August	19% above average
September	About average
October	About average
November	11% below average
December	7% 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 1140 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	41
FY 2019	66
FY 2020	72
FY 2021	113
FY 2022	69
FY 2023	100
FY 2024	88
FY 2025	27
FY 2026	37

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 1140 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	3
Jan 2026	0
Feb 2026	3
Mar 2026	6
Apr 2026	2
May 2026	8
Jun 2026	2
Jul 2026	5
Aug 2026	3
Sep 2026	5
Oct 2026	2
Nov 2026 (month to date)	0

1101 General Business and Industry 4,984 postings in 12 months
1102 Contracting 1,981 postings in 12 months
1152 Production Control 587 postings in 12 months
1105 Purchasing 510 postings in 12 months
1173 Housing Management 501 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.