Series 1801

General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance

Inspection, investigation, and compliance specialists whose work spans several enforcement areas, such as checking that people and businesses follow federal laws and regulations.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

1800 Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Group · General Schedule

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 2,385
Open now: 107
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Rising (+26%)
Demand score: 97/100
Remote opportunity score: 34/100
Veteran opportunity score: 47/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

GS-11 to GS-14

Most common promotion potential: GS-13

GS pay plan, used by 91% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$105,561 to $141,095 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: 21%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 79%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 29%
Telework eligible (open now): 34%
Fully remote (open now): 3%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of Homeland Security (1,334)
Department of the Air Force (159)
Department of the Interior (151)
Other Agencies and Independent Organizations (115)
Department of Transportation (110)

Top states

District of Columbia (325)
California (298)
Texas (268)
Virginia (242)
Georgia (217)

Hiring patterns

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

When this series usually posts jobs

Postings usually peak in March and are lowest in November and December.

Typical postings for series 1801 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	8% below average
February	5% below average
March	15% above average
April	9% above average
May	5% above average
June	About average
July	8% above average
August	6% above average
September	About average
October	5% below average
November	18% 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 1801 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	2,904
FY 2019	3,312
FY 2020	2,407
FY 2021	2,690
FY 2022	3,844
FY 2023	3,722
FY 2024	3,666
FY 2025	1,827
FY 2026	2,138

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 1801 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	105
Jan 2026	143
Feb 2026	122
Mar 2026	245
Apr 2026	268
May 2026	172
Jun 2026	182
Jul 2026	263
Aug 2026	242
Sep 2026	273
Oct 2026	263
Nov 2026 (month to date)	107

1802 Compliance Inspection and Support 1,429 postings in 12 months
1811 Criminal Investigation 1,214 postings in 12 months
1825 Aviation Safety 790 postings in 12 months
1896 Border Patrol Enforcement 689 postings in 12 months
1862 Consumer Safety Inspection 434 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.