Series 0967

Passport and Visa Examining

Passport and visa examiners who review applications and decide whether people qualify for U.S. passports or visas. Nearly all jobs are with the State Department.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

0900 Legal and Kindred Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 81
Open now: 2
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Steady (-5%)
Demand score: 56/100
Remote opportunity score: Not enough data
Veteran opportunity score: 31/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-5 to GS-13

Most common promotion potential: GS-12

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

Typical posted salary range

$90,968 to $126,502 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: 28%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 72%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 2%
Telework eligible (open now): 50%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of State (78)
Department of the Navy (2)
Legislative Branch (1)

Top states

District of Columbia (18)
California (12)
Arizona (11)
New Hampshire (10)
New York (10)

Hiring patterns

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

When this series usually posts jobs

Postings usually peak in August and are lowest in December.

Typical postings for series 0967 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	8% below average
February	6% above average
March	About average
April	8% above average
May	About average
June	About average
July	About average
August	17% above average
September	About average
October	About average
November	5% below average
December	19% 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 0967 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	37
FY 2019	62
FY 2020	67
FY 2021	31
FY 2022	94
FY 2023	131
FY 2024	126
FY 2025	60
FY 2026	78

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 0967 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	5
Jan 2026	5
Feb 2026	9
Mar 2026	12
Apr 2026	6
May 2026	4
Jun 2026	11
Jul 2026	7
Aug 2026	8
Sep 2026	10
Oct 2026	3
Nov 2026 (month to date)	1

0905 General Attorney 3,177 postings in 12 months
0950 Paralegal Specialist 890 postings in 12 months
0901 General Legal and Kindred Administration 714 postings in 12 months
0986 Legal Assistance 493 postings in 12 months
0996 Veterans Claims Examining 308 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.