General Legal and Kindred Administration

At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months

714

Open now

26

Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before)

Steady (-5%)

Demand score

88/100

Remote opportunity score

38/100

Veteran opportunity score

72/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-7 to GS-11

Most common promotion potential: GS-11

GS pay plan, used by 97% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$58,064 to $91,664 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

38%

Federal employees and other special groups only

62%

Listed a veterans hiring path

35%

Telework eligible (open now)

38%

Fully remote (open now)

4%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

1. Department of Justice (500)
2. Department of Veterans Affairs (70)
3. Other Agencies and Independent Organizations (30)
4. Department of Homeland Security (27)
5. Judicial Branch (25)

Top states

1. Texas (106)
2. New York (56)
3. California (47)
4. Virginia (47)
5. District of Columbia (46)

Hiring patterns

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

When this series usually posts jobs

Postings usually peak in August, July, and March and are lowest in January and November.

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.

Postings by month, last 12 months

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