Series 0105

Social Insurance Administration

Social insurance specialists who decide eligibility for Social Security retirement, survivors, disability, and Medicare benefits and help people file claims. Nearly all jobs are with the Social Security Administration.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

0100 Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 180
Open now: 1
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Steady (-2%)
Demand score: 70/100
Remote opportunity score: Not enough data
Veteran opportunity score: 22/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-5 to GS-14

Most common promotion potential: GS-11

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

Typical posted salary range

$100,633 to $137,128 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: 20%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 80%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 2%
Telework eligible (open now): 100%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Other Agencies and Independent Organizations (180)

Top states

Maryland (46)
California (38)
Illinois (38)
Missouri (36)
New York (34)

Hiring patterns

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

When this series usually posts jobs

Postings usually peak in May and June and are lowest in February and December.

Typical postings for series 0105 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	8% below average
February	22% below average
March	About average
April	About average
May	26% above average
June	25% above average
July	9% above average
August	5% above average
September	7% below average
October	About average
November	10% below average
December	15% 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 0105 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	1,885
FY 2019	1,886
FY 2020	1,670
FY 2021	1,924
FY 2022	2,600
FY 2023	1,959
FY 2024	1,489
FY 2025	373
FY 2026	161

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 0105 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	0
Jan 2026	0
Feb 2026	4
Mar 2026	6
Apr 2026	9
May 2026	53
Jun 2026	9
Jul 2026	18
Aug 2026	22
Sep 2026	40
Oct 2026	16
Nov 2026 (month to date)	3

0185 Social Work 4,756 postings in 12 months
0189 Recreation Aid and Assistant 3,802 postings in 12 months
0101 Social Science 2,569 postings in 12 months
0180 Psychology 2,229 postings in 12 months
0132 Intelligence 1,800 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.