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Series 0690

Industrial Hygiene

Industrial hygienists who find and control workplace health hazards, such as chemicals, noise, and poor air quality, to protect workers. Many jobs are at Veterans Affairs and military treatment facilities.

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
293
Open now
16
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before)
Steady (+5%)
Demand score
77/100
Remote opportunity score
19/100
Veteran opportunity score
90/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-9 to GS-13

Most common promotion potential: GS-12

GS pay plan, used by 99% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$83,104 to $113,185 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
68%
Federal employees and other special groups only
32%
Listed a veterans hiring path
23%
Telework eligible (open now)
19%
Fully remote (open now)
0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

  1. Department of Veterans Affairs (88)
  2. Department of Defense (53)
  3. Department of the Navy (48)
  4. Department of Labor (33)
  5. Department of the Air Force (16)

Top states

  1. California (20)
  2. Texas (20)
  3. Virginia (18)
  4. District of Columbia (17)
  5. Hawaii (14)

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 0690 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month Compared with an average month
January 10% below average
February 5% above average
March 7% above average
April 14% above average
May 7% above average
June About average
July 11% above average
August 10% above average
September 11% below average
October About average
November 14% below average
December 14% 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 0690 by fiscal year
Fiscal year Postings
FY 2018 379
FY 2019 490
FY 2020 500
FY 2021 428
FY 2022 525
FY 2023 477
FY 2024 346
FY 2025 193
FY 2026 265

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 0690 opened each month
Month Postings
Dec 2025 13
Jan 2026 13
Feb 2026 18
Mar 2026 33
Apr 2026 29
May 2026 23
Jun 2026 34
Jul 2026 27
Aug 2026 35
Sep 2026 19
Oct 2026 34
Nov 2026 (month to date) 15

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.