Job Summary

This position is in the Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration (ETA), Office of Policy Development and Research (OPDR). This position is inside the bargaining unit.

Job Description

You must meet the Basic Requirements and the Specialized Experience to qualify for the Economist, GS-0110-14 Basic Requirements: 1. Degree: economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus. OR 2. Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience as listed below or additional education. Examples of qualifying experience include: individual economic research assignments requiring planning, information assembly, analysis and evaluation, conclusions and report preparation; supervisory or project coordination assignments involving a staff of professional economists, and requiring the evaluation and interpretation of economic information; or teaching assignments in a college or university that included both class instruction in economics subjects and one of the following (1) personal research that produced evidence of results, (2) direction of graduate theses in economics, or (3) service as a consultant or advisor on technical economics problems. Experience in related fields that did not involve the use and understanding of economic principles and theories may not be used as qualifying experience for these positions. Special attention on this point should be given to certain types of work that may or may not have provided professional economic experience. The following examples of work require special care in such determinations: economic statistics; industrial surveys; management of individual business enterprises, including farms; industrial planning; writing or editorial work in economic subjects; and financial market analysis. In addition to meeting the basic qualification requirements above, applicants must also meet the specialized experience shown below: Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level GS-13, in the Federal Service. Specialized Experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled and which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and actual experience to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position. Qualifying specialized experience for GS-14 includes all of the following: (Note: Your resume must CLEARLY demonstrate this experience.) 1. Validating economic data for accuracy and completeness. 2. Applying statistical or computational methods (e.g., R or Python) to analyze economic data from a variety of sources. 3. Preparing reports or presentations exploring economic patterns or trends. 4. Advising on workforce development matters to government officials and/or private organizations. WHEN DOCUMENTING EXPERIENCE IN YOUR RESUME, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. NO ASSUMPTIONS WILL BE MADE ABOUT YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE. There is no substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience at the GS-14 grade level.