Series 0858

Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical engineers who manage, maintain, and improve medical equipment and devices and make sure they are safe. Most jobs are at Veterans Affairs medical centers.

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: 132
Open now: 7
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Rising (+29%)
Demand score: 65/100
Remote opportunity score: 43/100
Veteran opportunity score: 55/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-7 to GS-14

Most common promotion potential: GS-12

GS pay plan, used by 98% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$98,871 to $156,284 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: 52%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 48%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 5%
Telework eligible (open now): 43%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of Veterans Affairs (114)
Department of Health and Human Services (8)
Department of Defense (5)
Department of the Air Force (2)
Department of the Navy (2)

Top states

California (14)
Maryland (14)
North Carolina (11)
Iowa (9)
South Carolina (9)

Hiring patterns

Based on job announcements since Mar 2017. How patterns are calculated

When this series usually posts jobs

Postings usually peak in October and August and are lowest in December and February.

Typical postings for series 0858 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	8% above average
February	14% below average
March	About average
April	About average
May	About average
June	About average
July	About average
August	11% above average
September	About average
October	15% above average
November	5% below average
December	16% 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 0858 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	273
FY 2019	189
FY 2020	166
FY 2021	223
FY 2022	248
FY 2023	333
FY 2024	163
FY 2025	104
FY 2026	129

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 0858 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	1
Jan 2026	6
Feb 2026	7
Mar 2026	17
Apr 2026	14
May 2026	13
Jun 2026	11
Jul 2026	11
Aug 2026	12
Sep 2026	11
Oct 2026	22
Nov 2026 (month to date)	7

0801 General Engineering 3,680 postings in 12 months
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

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.