Series 1831

Securities Compliance Examining

Examiners who inspect brokers, investment advisers, and other securities firms to check that they follow federal securities laws. Jobs are with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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: 21
Open now: 0
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Rising (+120%)
Demand score: 34/100
Remote opportunity score: Not enough data
Veteran opportunity score: 29/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

SK-13 to SK-17

Most common promotion potential: SK-16

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

Typical posted salary range

$161,608 to $292,300 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: 24%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 76%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 5%
Telework eligible (open now): No postings open now
Fully remote (open now): No postings open now

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Other Agencies and Independent Organizations (21)

Top states

New York (16)
District of Columbia (15)
Florida (15)
Georgia (15)
Colorado (14)

Hiring patterns

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

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 1831 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	9
FY 2019	12
FY 2020	19
FY 2021	29
FY 2022	54
FY 2023	64
FY 2024	15
FY 2025	12
FY 2026	16

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 1831 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	0
Jan 2026	0
Feb 2026	0
Mar 2026	1
Apr 2026	4
May 2026	0
Jun 2026	2
Jul 2026	3
Aug 2026	3
Sep 2026	3
Oct 2026	5
Nov 2026 (month to date)	0

1801 General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance 2,385 postings in 12 months
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

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.