Series 1860

Equal Opportunity Investigation

Equal opportunity investigators who investigate complaints of discrimination and work out settlements. Most jobs are with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

1800 Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 45
Open now: 2
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Rising (+113%)
Demand score: 47/100
Remote opportunity score: Not enough data
Veteran opportunity score: 47/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-13 to GS-14

Most common promotion potential: GS-13

GS pay plan, used by 100% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$107,446 to $139,684 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: 24%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 76%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 22%
Telework eligible (open now): 100%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Other Agencies and Independent Organizations (37)
Department of Defense (3)
Department of Health and Human Services (3)
Department of Homeland Security (2)

Top states

District of Columbia (12)
Maryland (9)
Florida (8)
Missouri (8)
Ohio (8)

Hiring patterns

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

When this series usually posts jobs

Postings usually peak in March, April, and June and are lowest in December and November.

Typical postings for series 1860 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	20% below average
February	13% below average
March	32% above average
April	22% above average
May	18% above average
June	21% above average
July	About average
August	13% above average
September	11% below average
October	9% below average
November	25% below average
December	29% 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 1860 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	73
FY 2019	22
FY 2020	54
FY 2021	122
FY 2022	121
FY 2023	202
FY 2024	14
FY 2025	17
FY 2026	40

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 1860 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	1
Jan 2026	0
Feb 2026	1
Mar 2026	14
Apr 2026	1
May 2026	4
Jun 2026	0
Jul 2026	4
Aug 2026	12
Sep 2026	3
Oct 2026	2
Nov 2026 (month to date)	3

1801 General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance 2,385 postings in 12 months
1802 Compliance Inspection and Support 1,429 postings in 12 months
1811 Criminal Investigation 1,214 postings in 12 months
1825 Aviation Safety 790 postings in 12 months
1896 Border Patrol Enforcement 689 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.