The following requirements are prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management and used to determine minimum qualifications.
Clerical and Administrative Support Positions
This qualification standard covers positions in the General Schedule that involve the performance of one-grade interval clerical and administrative support work. It contains common patterns of creditable experience and education to be used in making qualifications determinations.
This standard may also be used for one-grade interval positions other than those listed if the education and experience pattern is determined to be appropriate.
Education and/or experience requirements
There is no degree requirement for this series.
The following table shows the amounts of education and/or experience required to qualify for positions covered by this standard.
| GRADE | EDUCATION | EXPERIENCE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GENERAL | SPECIALIZED | ||
| GS-1 All positions |
None | None | None |
| GS-2 All positions |
High school graduation or equivalent |
3 months | None |
| GS-3 Clerk-Steno ----------------- All other positions |
High school graduation or equivalent ----------------- 1 year above high school |
6 months | None |
| GS-4 All positions |
2 years above high school | 1 year | None |
| GS-5 Clerk-Steno --------------- All other positions |
4 years above high school |
2 years --------------- none |
None |
| GS-6 and above All positions |
Generally, not applicable | None | 1 year equivalent to at least next lower grade level |
NOTE: Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for all grade levels for which both education and experience are acceptable.