Series 0131

International Relations

International relations specialists who analyze foreign issues and help carry out U.S. policy in dealings with other countries and international organizations.

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: 45
Open now: 0
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Steady (-6%)
Demand score: 47/100
Remote opportunity score: Not enough data
Veteran opportunity score: 73/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-9 to GS-15

Most common promotion potential: GS-13

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

Typical posted salary range

$106,437 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: 31%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 69%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 44%
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 Labor (13)
Department of the Army (8)
Department of the Air Force (6)
Department of the Interior (6)
Department of the Navy (5)

Top states

District of Columbia (24)
Virginia (4)
Washington (3)
Colorado (2)
Florida (2)

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 0131 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	5% below average
February	About average
March	14% above average
April	About average
May	About average
June	6% below average
July	6% below average
August	13% above average
September	8% above average
October	About average
November	About average
December	12% 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 0131 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	53
FY 2019	77
FY 2020	120
FY 2021	146
FY 2022	120
FY 2023	94
FY 2024	127
FY 2025	33
FY 2026	41

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 0131 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	0
Jan 2026	2
Feb 2026	1
Mar 2026	4
Apr 2026	3
May 2026	8
Jun 2026	8
Jul 2026	2
Aug 2026	9
Sep 2026	4
Oct 2026	4
Nov 2026 (month to date)	0

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.