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Job Series Codes

You can search USAJOBS.gov using keywords or the job series code, a four-digit number corresponding to a government job category. The most common education job series codes are listed below.

1701: General Education and Training

1702: Educational and Training Technician

1710: Educational and Vocational Training

1712: Training Instruction

1715: Vocational Rehabilitation

1740: Educational Services

Sample Positions

Agency: Department of Defense, Department of Defense Education Activity
Salary Range: $74,584 to $96,958 per year
Location(s): Peachtree City Georgia; Okinawa Island, Japan; Sembach, Germany

As an Educational Research Analyst, you will:

Collect, analyze, and interpret quantitative and qualitative data which involves researching and analyzing critical DoDEA education system problems by specific demographic groups.
Manage large scale databases and maintain the databases for various projects in support of the district mission.
Develop interview and focus group questions, surveys, and classroom observation protocols for program evaluations.

Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard
Salary Range: $55,175 to $86,779 per year
Location(s): New London, CT

As a Child Development Center Director, you will:

Develop and implement programs for child care services provided at the unit and developing local child care policies for command approval.
Prepare an annual budget and funding request reflecting local child development and family child care program needs and resources.
Interview and recommend employment of child development center staff; evaluating, counseling, documenting actions, promoting, and making recommendations of dismissals of employees when necessary.

Do you want to pursue a career in education? With the variety of education positions in the federal government, you’re sure to find an opportunity that’s right for you.

Interested in early childhood education? You can teach pre-kindergarten to children of military families as a civilian program associate for the Department of the Army. Want to make a difference through vocational rehabilitation? You can help federal prison inmates earn a high school diploma as a teacher for the Department of Justice.

Top Education Positions by Region	Percentage
South Atlantic	35.7%
West South Central	16.1%
Pacific West	13.5%
East South Central	8.0%
Mountain West	7.6%
West North Central	5.8%
East North Central	4.4%
Mid-Atlantic	3.9%
Positions Overseas	2.6%
Northeast	2.4%