FOR THE GS-04: Six (6) months of general experience and six (6) months of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-03)
FOR THE GS-05: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-04)
FOR THE GS-06: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-05)
FOR THE GS-07: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-06)
FOR THE GS-08: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-07)
FOR THE GS-09: One year of professional specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-08)
FOR THE GS-10: One year of professional specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-09)
Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=GS-TECH.
Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR): https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1300/physical-science-technician-series-1311/
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.