Series 1720

Education Program

Education program specialists who develop and oversee education programs, policies, and grants. Many jobs are with the Department of Education.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

1700 Education Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 59
Open now: 4
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Falling (-38%)
Demand score: 51/100
Remote opportunity score: Not enough data
Veteran opportunity score: 73/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-11 to GS-15

Most common promotion potential: GS-13

GS pay plan, used by 94% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$108,001 to $150,000 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: 39%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 61%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 36%
Telework eligible (open now): 75%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of Education (18)
Department of the Air Force (12)
Department of Veterans Affairs (8)
Department of Defense (5)
Department of Homeland Security (4)

Top states

District of Columbia (24)
Colorado (14)
Texas (6)
California (5)
New York (5)

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 1720 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	16% below average
February	About average
March	14% above average
April	About average
May	About average
June	11% above average
July	7% above average
August	10% above average
September	6% above average
October	About average
November	14% below average
December	10% 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 1720 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	60
FY 2019	105
FY 2020	127
FY 2021	136
FY 2022	150
FY 2023	141
FY 2024	121
FY 2025	27
FY 2026	51

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 1720 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	0
Jan 2026	0
Feb 2026	3
Mar 2026	5
Apr 2026	4
May 2026	8
Jun 2026	13
Jul 2026	5
Aug 2026	1
Sep 2026	8
Oct 2026	7
Nov 2026 (month to date)	5

1702 Education and Training Technician 3,644 postings in 12 months
1701 General Education and Training 1,613 postings in 12 months
1712 Training Instruction 1,053 postings in 12 months
1710 Education and Vocational Training 563 postings in 12 months
1750 Instructional Systems 383 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.