Series 1530

Statistics

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Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

1500 Mathematical Sciences Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 194
Open now: 9
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Steady (-2%)
Demand score: 72/100
Remote opportunity score: 89/100
Veteran opportunity score: 66/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-11 to GS-14

Most common promotion potential: GS-13

GS pay plan, used by 98% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$112,556 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: 53%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 47%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 14%
Telework eligible (open now): 89%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of Labor (36)
Department of Commerce (26)
Department of Health and Human Services (23)
Department of Veterans Affairs (21)
Other Agencies and Independent Organizations (21)

Top states

Maryland (53)
District of Columbia (49)
Georgia (27)
Missouri (25)
Illinois (23)

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 1530 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	9% below average
February	6% below average
March	10% above average
April	About average
May	5% above average
June	7% below average
July	About average
August	11% above average
September	11% above average
October	6% above average
November	About average
December	18% 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 1530 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	380
FY 2019	549
FY 2020	613
FY 2021	673
FY 2022	687
FY 2023	649
FY 2024	436
FY 2025	123
FY 2026	163

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 1530 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	2
Jan 2026	4
Feb 2026	17
Mar 2026	18
Apr 2026	14
May 2026	17
Jun 2026	30
Jul 2026	17
Aug 2026	13
Sep 2026	25
Oct 2026	25
Nov 2026 (month to date)	12

1550 Computer Science 705 postings in 12 months
1515 Operations Research 615 postings in 12 months
1560 Data Science Series 429 postings in 12 months
1501 General Mathematics and Statistics 174 postings in 12 months
1520 Mathematics 160 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.