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Series 0601

General Medical and Healthcare

Health care professionals whose work doesn't fit a more specific medical series, such as health science specialists, counselors, and program coordinators in hospitals and clinics.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

0600 Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months
1,336
Open now
96
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before)
Rising (+18%)
Demand score
93/100
Remote opportunity score
23/100
Veteran opportunity score
75/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-9 to GS-13

Most common promotion potential: GS-11

GS pay plan, used by 89% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$89,508 to $118,293 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
65%
Federal employees and other special groups only
35%
Listed a veterans hiring path
12%
Telework eligible (open now)
23%
Fully remote (open now)
0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

  1. Department of Veterans Affairs (773)
  2. Department of Health and Human Services (226)
  3. Department of Defense (123)
  4. Department of the Navy (120)
  5. Department of the Air Force (24)

Top states

  1. Maryland (128)
  2. Georgia (112)
  3. California (90)
  4. Texas (88)
  5. Florida (66)

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 0601 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month Compared with an average month
January About average
February 10% below average
March 13% above average
April About average
May About average
June 8% above average
July 7% above average
August 14% above average
September About average
October About average
November 13% 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 0601 by fiscal year
Fiscal year Postings
FY 2018 1,669
FY 2019 1,845
FY 2020 1,823
FY 2021 1,911
FY 2022 2,781
FY 2023 2,934
FY 2024 2,117
FY 2025 1,020
FY 2026 1,238

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 0601 opened each month
Month Postings
Dec 2025 49
Jan 2026 63
Feb 2026 100
Mar 2026 128
Apr 2026 123
May 2026 102
Jun 2026 132
Jul 2026 126
Aug 2026 135
Sep 2026 144
Oct 2026 146
Nov 2026 (month to date) 88

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.