The U.S. Office of Personnel Management is in the process of rescinding or revising guidance and policies posted on this webpage in accordance with Executive Order 14151 Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing, and Executive Order 14168 Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government. In the interim, any previously issued diversity, equity, inclusion or gender-related guidance on this webpage should be considered rescinded.

Welcome to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's Federal Position Classification and Qualifications website. This website provides Federal position classification, job grading, and qualifications information that is used to determine the pay plan, series, title, grade, and qualification requirements for most work in the Federal Government.

The Classification pages provide:

• General information about the classification of Federal positions
• Occupational information
• Grading criteria for the General Schedule and Federal Wage Classification Systems
• Draft classification and job grading standards
• Frequently Asked Questions

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The Qualifications pages provide:

• General policies and information on eligibility and qualifications for Federal occupations
• Governmentwide qualification requirements for specific occupations
• Draft qualifications standards
• A list of occupations that have medical requirements
• Recent issuances of new or revised qualification standards
• Federal Wage System Qualifications