The following requirements are prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management and used to determine minimum qualifications.
Individual Occupational Requirements
Basic Requirements:
- Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics.
OR
- Combination of education and experience -- education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Experience and education requirements for GS-7 and above
In addition to meeting the basic entry qualification requirements, applicants must have specialized experience and/or directly related education in the amounts shown in the table below.
| GRADE | EDUCATION | SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE |
|---|---|---|
|
GS-7 |
1 full academic year of graduate education or law school or superior academic achievement |
1 year equivalent to at least GS-5 |
|
GS-9 |
2 full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education or masters or equivalent graduate degree or LL.B. or J.D. |
1 year equivalent to at least GS-7 |
|
GS-11 |
|
1 year equivalent to at least GS-9 |
|
GS-12 |
(No educational equivalent) |
1 year equivalent to at least next lower grade level |
NOTE: Education and experience may be combined for all grade levels for which both education and experience are acceptable.