Series 0260

Equal Employment Opportunity

Equal employment opportunity specialists who run an agency's internal EEO program, handle discrimination complaints, and promote fair hiring and treatment of employees.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

0200 Human Resources Management Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 329
Open now: 11
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Rising (+19%)
Demand score: 78/100
Remote opportunity score: 64/100
Veteran opportunity score: 71/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-11 to GS-13

Most common promotion potential: GS-12

GS pay plan, used by 86% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$99,641 to $133,142 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: 15%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 85%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 58%
Telework eligible (open now): 64%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of Veterans Affairs (98)
Department of the Navy (46)
Department of the Air Force (44)
Department of Defense (38)
Other Agencies and Independent Organizations (25)

Top states

District of Columbia (65)
Virginia (43)
Texas (35)
Maryland (33)
California (29)

Hiring patterns

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

When this series usually posts jobs

Postings usually peak in August and are lowest in December.

Typical postings for series 0260 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	5% above average
February	7% below average
March	About average
April	About average
May	About average
June	About average
July	8% above average
August	16% above average
September	5% above average
October	About average
November	7% below 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 0260 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	570
FY 2019	620
FY 2020	680
FY 2021	800
FY 2022	855
FY 2023	1,075
FY 2024	893
FY 2025	254
FY 2026	276

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 0260 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	7
Jan 2026	8
Feb 2026	11
Mar 2026	32
Apr 2026	32
May 2026	37
Jun 2026	26
Jul 2026	38
Aug 2026	39
Sep 2026	39
Oct 2026	42
Nov 2026 (month to date)	18

0201 Human Resources Management 4,106 postings in 12 months
0203 Human Resources Assistance 887 postings in 12 months
0244 Labor Management Relations Examining 69 postings in 12 months
0299 Human Resources Management Student Trainee 14 postings in 12 months
0243 Apprenticeship and Training 9 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.