Series 0696

Consumer Safety

Consumer safety officers who inspect facilities and products to protect the public from unsafe or mislabeled food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics. Most jobs are with the Food and Drug Administration, and some are with NOAA's seafood inspection program.

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: 66
Open now: 2
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Steady (0%)
Demand score: 52/100
Remote opportunity score: Not enough data
Veteran opportunity score: 71/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-11 to GS-14

Most common promotion potential: GS-13

GS pay plan, used by 58% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$106,437 to $143,852 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: 56%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 44%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 27%
Telework eligible (open now): 100%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of Health and Human Services (36)
Department of Commerce (16)
Department of Agriculture (14)

Top states

California (25)
Maryland (24)
Florida (22)
Washington (19)
Massachusetts (18)

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 0696 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	About average
February	About average
March	9% above average
April	5% above average
May	6% below average
June	8% above average
July	About average
August	9% above average
September	6% below average
October	12% above average
November	11% 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 0696 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	306
FY 2019	196
FY 2020	205
FY 2021	275
FY 2022	249
FY 2023	233
FY 2024	180
FY 2025	50
FY 2026	61

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 0696 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	1
Jan 2026	3
Feb 2026	6
Mar 2026	4
Apr 2026	17
May 2026	2
Jun 2026	1
Jul 2026	14
Aug 2026	5
Sep 2026	7
Oct 2026	5
Nov 2026 (month to date)	1

0610 Nursing 12,357 postings in 12 months
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

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.