What General Information Do I Need To Know About This Position? Salary: $42,870.00 (Step 1) to $55,736.00 (Step 10) Per Year; NOTE: First time hires to the Federal Government are typically hired at the Step 01. This position is under a bargaining unit. Open to all U.S. citizens under: USGS-RES-23-12141094-DE-SA

Duties

As a Statistical Assistant within the National Minerals Information Center, some of your specific duties will include:

Requirements

Qualifications

Applicants must meet one of the following to qualify for the GS-05 level: One year of specialized experience in or directly related to the position to be filled that equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, the required specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-04 level in the Federal service.Examples of GS-4 level work may include: 1) performing computations based on prescribed instructions and procedures of the application of a limited set of statistical measures; 2) checking current figures on source data forms with previous reports or with corollary data in current reports to adjust figures or to determine reasonableness of changes; 3) preparing textual material such as explanatory notes accounting for coverage, time periods, or unit & classification definitions. For examples 1-3, the supervisor indicated the desired form in which data was to be presented, sources and computations to be used, and the procedures to be followed. Difficult problems were referred to a designated person for instructions, decisions, or action. Work was spot checked, and completed work was reviewed for adherence to instructions and policy. **OR a full four years of progressive, successfully completed education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent was a prerequisite may be used to meet the qualification requirements for GS-5. **OR a combination of successfully completed post-high school education, as described above, and specialized experience, as described above, may be used to meet the qualification requirements for GS-5. Only progressive education in excess of the first 60 semester hours, 90 quarter hours or 1440 classroom hours (i.e., beyond the first two years) of a course of study is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. (CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS ON HOW TO COMBINE EDUCATION & SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE)

Education

• Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
• Education completed in colleges or universities outside the United States may be used to meet the above requirements. You must provide acceptable documentation that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.usgs.gov/about/organization/science-support/human-capital/how-foreign-education-evaluated-federal-jobs .

Contacts

• Address NATIONAL MINERALS INFORMATION CENTER 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Mail Stop 600 Reston, VA 20192 US
• Name: Samantha Albino
• Phone: 703-648-7464
• Email: [email protected]