Series 1601

Equipment, Facilities, and Services

Facilities and services managers whose work spans several areas, such as building operations, equipment, maintenance contracts, and support services.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

1600 Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 911
Open now: 32
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Rising (+13%)
Demand score: 90/100
Remote opportunity score: 34/100
Veteran opportunity score: 67/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-9 to GS-13

Most common promotion potential: GS-11

GS pay plan, used by 87% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$90,925 to $121,551 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: 37%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 63%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 32%
Telework eligible (open now): 34%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of Veterans Affairs (287)
Department of the Navy (250)
Department of the Army (161)
Department of the Air Force (140)
Department of the Interior (19)

Top states

California (92)
Virginia (77)
Florida (49)
Hawaii (48)
Washington (44)

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 1601 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	About average
February	About average
March	9% above average
April	9% above average
May	About average
June	About average
July	About average
August	9% above average
September	About average
October	12% below average
November	6% below average
December	12% 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 1601 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	894
FY 2019	1,146
FY 2020	1,047
FY 2021	1,138
FY 2022	1,391
FY 2023	1,519
FY 2024	1,239
FY 2025	821
FY 2026	864

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 1601 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	52
Jan 2026	51
Feb 2026	61
Mar 2026	81
Apr 2026	87
May 2026	86
Jun 2026	75
Jul 2026	95
Aug 2026	93
Sep 2026	93
Oct 2026	102
Nov 2026 (month to date)	35

1640 Facility Operations Services 622 postings in 12 months
1670 Equipment Services 279 postings in 12 months
1667 Food Services 152 postings in 12 months
1603 Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistance 140 postings in 12 months
1630 Cemetery Administration Services 89 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.