Series 1015

Museum Curator

Museum curators who research collections, acquire objects, and plan exhibits. Many jobs are with the Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery of Art.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

1000 Information and Arts Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 58
Open now: 5
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Falling (-37%)
Demand score: 50/100
Remote opportunity score: 80/100
Veteran opportunity score: 76/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-11 to GS-15

Most common promotion potential: GS-15

GS pay plan, used by 96% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$121,785 to $158,322 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: 31%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 69%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 47%
Telework eligible (open now): 80%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Other Agencies and Independent Organizations (30)
Department of the Interior (12)
Department of the Navy (6)
Department of the Air Force (3)
Department of the Army (3)

Top states

District of Columbia (29)
California (6)
Maryland (4)
Alaska (2)
Arkansas (2)

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 1015 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	7% below average
February	7% below average
March	About average
April	About average
May	About average
June	About average
July	About average
August	8% above average
September	About average
October	10% above average
November	About 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 1015 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	83
FY 2019	128
FY 2020	105
FY 2021	81
FY 2022	104
FY 2023	132
FY 2024	127
FY 2025	45
FY 2026	50

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 1015 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	1
Jan 2026	1
Feb 2026	4
Mar 2026	9
Apr 2026	7
May 2026	5
Jun 2026	3
Jul 2026	11
Aug 2026	5
Sep 2026	3
Oct 2026	4
Nov 2026 (month to date)	5

1035 Public Affairs 733 postings in 12 months
1001 General Arts and Information 271 postings in 12 months
1084 Visual Information 150 postings in 12 months
1016 Museum Specialist and Technician 141 postings in 12 months
1008 Interior Design 103 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.