Series 1165

Loan Specialist

Loan specialists who review applications, judge credit risk, and manage government-backed loans. Most jobs are with the Department of Agriculture, mainly making farm loans through the Farm Service Agency.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

1100 Business and Industry Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 339
Open now: 10
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Rising (+18%)
Demand score: 79/100
Remote opportunity score: 100/100
Veteran opportunity score: 33/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-5 to GS-12

Most common promotion potential: GS-11

GS pay plan, used by 100% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$76,203 to $116,362 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: 26%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 74%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 9%
Telework eligible (open now): 100%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of Agriculture (269)
Other Agencies and Independent Organizations (48)
Department of Veterans Affairs (22)

Top states

Texas (54)
Virginia (34)
Arizona (26)
Nebraska (26)
Georgia (25)

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 October and are lowest in December and November.

Typical postings for series 1165 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	About average
February	10% below average
March	6% below average
April	11% below average
May	7% above average
June	About average
July	9% above average
August	38% above average
September	About average
October	13% above average
November	12% below average
December	26% 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 1165 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	711
FY 2019	708
FY 2020	673
FY 2021	773
FY 2022	829
FY 2023	857
FY 2024	892
FY 2025	190
FY 2026	288

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 1165 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	9
Jan 2026	22
Feb 2026	29
Mar 2026	8
Apr 2026	23
May 2026	33
Jun 2026	45
Jul 2026	28
Aug 2026	51
Sep 2026	40
Oct 2026	34
Nov 2026 (month to date)	17

1101 General Business and Industry 4,984 postings in 12 months
1102 Contracting 1,981 postings in 12 months
1152 Production Control 587 postings in 12 months
1105 Purchasing 510 postings in 12 months
1173 Housing Management 501 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.