Series 0530

Cash Processing

Cash processing clerks who receive, count, check, and deposit cash and other payments.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

0500 Accounting and Budget Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 392
Open now: 19
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Falling (-15%)
Demand score: 82/100
Remote opportunity score: 0/100
Veteran opportunity score: 90/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-4

Most common promotion potential: GS-6

GS pay plan, used by 79% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$40,736 to $53,202 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: 53%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 47%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 38%
Telework eligible (open now): 0%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of Defense (264)
Department of the Air Force (51)
Department of Veterans Affairs (39)
Department of the Army (16)
Department of the Navy (16)

Top states

California (37)
Hawaii (21)
Texas (21)
Georgia (19)
Florida (17)

Hiring patterns

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

When this series usually posts jobs

Postings usually peak in March and are lowest in November.

Typical postings for series 0530 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	About average
February	About average
March	18% above average
April	About average
May	6% below average
June	About average
July	About average
August	8% above average
September	About average
October	6% above average
November	12% below 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 0530 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	290
FY 2019	313
FY 2020	344
FY 2021	415
FY 2022	470
FY 2023	491
FY 2024	463
FY 2025	263
FY 2026	406

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 0530 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	35
Jan 2026	26
Feb 2026	32
Mar 2026	51
Apr 2026	42
May 2026	39
Jun 2026	43
Jul 2026	22
Aug 2026	45
Sep 2026	20
Oct 2026	23
Nov 2026 (month to date)	14

0501 Financial Administration and Program 2,771 postings in 12 months
0560 Budget Analysis 1,698 postings in 12 months
0510 Accounting 1,227 postings in 12 months
0503 Financial Clerical and Technician 590 postings in 12 months
0511 Auditing 553 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.