Series 1640

Facility Operations Services

Facility operations managers who run and maintain buildings, grounds, and utilities, such as military bases, parks, and power plants.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

1600 Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 622
Open now: 46
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Rising (+11%)
Demand score: 86/100
Remote opportunity score: 61/100
Veteran opportunity score: 72/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-9 to GS-13

Most common promotion potential: GS-12

GS pay plan, used by 91% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$89,508 to $118,072 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: 28%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 72%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 48%
Telework eligible (open now): 61%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of the Interior (100)
Department of Defense (98)
Department of the Navy (75)
Department of the Army (62)
Department of the Air Force (56)

Top states

District of Columbia (65)
Texas (58)
Virginia (57)
California (49)
Maryland (36)

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 1640 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	7% below average
February	About average
March	12% above average
April	About average
May	5% above average
June	About average
July	About average
August	About average
September	About average
October	About average
November	About 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 1640 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	617
FY 2019	706
FY 2020	690
FY 2021	652
FY 2022	829
FY 2023	906
FY 2024	903
FY 2025	378
FY 2026	526

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 1640 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	14
Jan 2026	22
Feb 2026	34
Mar 2026	65
Apr 2026	62
May 2026	45
Jun 2026	61
Jul 2026	75
Aug 2026	75
Sep 2026	57
Oct 2026	69
Nov 2026 (month to date)	43

1601 Equipment, Facilities, and Services 911 postings in 12 months
1670 Equipment Services 279 postings in 12 months
1667 Food Services 152 postings in 12 months
1603 Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistance 140 postings in 12 months
1630 Cemetery Administration Services 89 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.