Series 0610

Nursing

Registered nurses who care for patients, teach patients and families, and lead or advise on nursing care. Most federal nursing jobs are at Veterans Affairs medical centers and clinics, and a current RN license is required.

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: 12,357
Open now: 549
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Rising (+12%)
Demand score: 100/100
Remote opportunity score: 15/100
Veteran opportunity score: 82/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-11 to GS-12

Most common promotion potential: GS-11

GS pay plan, used by 71% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$82,819 to $149,392 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: 82%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 18%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 2%
Telework eligible (open now): 15%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of Veterans Affairs (10,426)
Department of Defense (1,312)
Department of Health and Human Services (235)
Department of Homeland Security (116)
Department of Justice (98)

Top states

Texas (961)
California (727)
Florida (696)
Ohio (523)
New York (515)

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 0610 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	About average
February	About average
March	6% above average
April	About average
May	About average
June	About average
July	7% below average
August	7% above average
September	About average
October	9% above average
November	About average
December	6% 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 0610 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	13,111
FY 2019	11,636
FY 2020	10,179
FY 2021	12,317
FY 2022	15,534
FY 2023	14,758
FY 2024	8,337
FY 2025	9,181
FY 2026	12,294

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 0610 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	665
Jan 2026	849
Feb 2026	1,010
Mar 2026	1,123
Apr 2026	1,148
May 2026	1,043
Jun 2026	1,116
Jul 2026	1,134
Aug 2026	1,095
Sep 2026	1,218
Oct 2026	1,382
Nov 2026 (month to date)	574

0679 Medical Support Assistance 4,719 postings in 12 months
0602 Physician 4,362 postings in 12 months
0620 Practical Nurse 2,718 postings in 12 months
0640 Health Aid and Technician 2,395 postings in 12 months
0621 Nursing Assistant 1,575 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.