Series 0801

General Engineering

Engineers whose work spans more than one engineering field, or doesn't fit a single one, such as managing engineering projects, systems engineering, or technical program oversight.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

0800 Engineering and Architecture Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 3,680
Open now: 216
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Rising (+12%)
Demand score: 98/100
Remote opportunity score: 67/100
Veteran opportunity score: 84/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-12 to GS-14

Most common promotion potential: GS-12

GS pay plan, used by 61% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$120,548 to $163,514 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: 49%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 51%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 38%
Telework eligible (open now): 67%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of the Navy (1,286)
Department of the Army (535)
Department of the Air Force (430)
Department of Veterans Affairs (427)
Department of Defense (215)

Top states

District of Columbia (445)
Virginia (421)
California (371)
Maryland (371)
Texas (265)

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 December.

Typical postings for series 0801 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	10% below average
February	About average
March	17% above average
April	6% above average
May	About average
June	About average
July	About average
August	8% above average
September	About average
October	About average
November	5% 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 0801 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	5,125
FY 2019	5,927
FY 2020	5,335
FY 2021	5,136
FY 2022	6,137
FY 2023	6,914
FY 2024	6,260
FY 2025	3,020
FY 2026	3,394

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 0801 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	168
Jan 2026	178
Feb 2026	264
Mar 2026	360
Apr 2026	367
May 2026	364
Jun 2026	277
Jul 2026	369
Aug 2026	414
Sep 2026	364
Oct 2026	353
Nov 2026 (month to date)	202

0810 Civil Engineering 1,496 postings in 12 months
0830 Mechanical Engineering 1,428 postings in 12 months
0850 Electrical Engineering 1,230 postings in 12 months
0802 Engineering Technical 1,075 postings in 12 months
0808 Architecture 919 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.