and work arrangements, developmental opportunities, recognition for a job well done, a variety of benefits and health insurance plans, and a host of other employment incentives. If working in an environment that values your individuality and diversity and allows you to innovate, engage in problem solving, and achieve your professional goals appeals to you, then the Census Bureau is the place for you. Come join the Census Team and be responsible for contributing to the fabric of our nation - where every one counts.
This announcement will be used to establish a standing inventory. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for vacancies as positions become available with the various offices at the Census Bureau. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for vacancies until selected or their eligibility expires. For informaton concerning the period of eligibility, please see the "What Happens Next" section of this announcement.Census Bureau Statisticians design and analyze data from a broad range of economic, demographic, and sociological surveys and studies, including the Decennial Census of Population.
The Full Performance Level of this position is: GS-12SALARY:
GS-5 $33,269 - $43,251GS-7 $41,210 - $53,574GS-9 $50,408 - $65,531GS-11 $60,989 - $79,280GS-12 $73,100 - $95,026 Payment of relocation expenses MAY BE authorized.
POSITIONS MAY BE FILLED AS A CAREER, CAREER CONDITIONAL, OR TERM APPOINTMENT.
DUTY LOCATION: Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau Headquarters: Suitland, MDRegional Offices: Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Charlotte, NC; Dallas, TX; Denver, CO; Detroit, MI; Kansas City, KS; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Los Angeles, CA; Seattle, WAProcessing Office: Jeffersonville, IN
Come join the Census Team, where every one counts. The Census Bureau produces quality data that helps Americans better understand our country - its population, resources, economy, society and culture. We offer competitive salaries, flexible hours
Statisticians participate in and manage the full range of data collection, analysis, and data dissemination activities and functions of the Bureau. They develop survey and study specifications and procedures, assist in data collection operations, develop and design survey questionnaires, analyze and evaluate data, develop official U.S. Government statistics, and disseminate study results through written publications and oral presentations. The survey and study results developed by Bureau of the Census statisticians provide the factual basis for Federal and State Government decisions on economic, demographic, and sociological issues.
Follow these steps to apply:
1. Determine whether you meet the qualification requirements for the grade level for which you are interested. (See Qualification Requirements section)
2. Complete the Online Questionnaire
3. Submit the following application materials, via fax, to 1-478-757-3144. Please include the required cover sheet http://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf.
FAILURE TO PROVIDE COMPLETE INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN YOUR NOT RECEIVING CONSIDERATION FOR THIS POSITION.
1. You must be a United States citizen to apply.
2. To be eligible for Federal employment, male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must certify at the time of appointment that they have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under Selective Service law.
3. You must meet the basic requirements for a statistician. For a specific grade level, you must meet those requirements.
4. If you qualify based on a combination of education and experience use the following guidelines: to combine your education and experience, you must convert each to a percentage and then add the percentages. The combined total of your percentages of education and experience must equal at least 100% to qualify.
Experience: to determine your percentage of qualifying experience, you must divide your total number of months of qualifying experience by 12 - the required number of months experience.Education: if your education is currently described in quarter hours, convert the quarter hours into semester hours by multiplying the quarter hours by the fraction 2/3. To compute your percentage of education, take the number of graduate-level semester hours you completed beyond the minimum amount listed for the grade level and divide it by the number of semester hours required by your school for one academic year of full-time graduate study or by 18 if you cannot determine the number of semester hours required by your school.
Basic Requirements for a Statistician and GS- 5 Qualifications:
1) You have (or within nine months will have) 15 semester hours in statistics or in mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics (courses may be credited as statistical provided the course content is at least 50% statistical methods or research methods). AND,
2) Your course work included (or within nine months will have included) 9 additional semester hours in one or more of the following: the Social Sciences, Physical Sciences or Biological Sciences. AND,
3) You have (or within nine months will have) a bachelor's degree, master's degree, doctoral degree, or an equivalent degree (e.g., LL.B., J.D., LL.M., etc.) OR
4) You do not have a degree but do have the education specified in 1) and 2), and also have additional education, or experience performing duties such as sampling, collecting, computing and analyzing statistical data; applying known statistical techniques such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, and simple and multiple correlation; conducting analysis of variance; and conducting tests of significance. Your combination of education and experience must total at least four years.
GS- 7 Qualifications:
You have (or within nine months will have) a bachelor's degree and superior academic achievement which is defined as one (or more) of the following:
- membership in a national honor society,
- graduating in the upper 1/3 of the class,
- earning an undergraduate grade point average of at least 2.95 (on a 4.0 scale) in the final 2 undergraduate years completed,
- earning a cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 2.95,
- earning an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.45 in the major during the final 2 undergraduate years completed,
- earning a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.45 in the major. OR,
You have (or within nine months will have) completed one year of graduate education. OR,
You have been in a Statistician, GS-1530-5, position for at least one year. OR,
You have had at least one year of professional work experience where your assignments and the steps to follow were defined by your supervisor or by standard operating procedures, and your work was checked closely for accuracy and adequacy. Generally, any deviation from standard procedures required prior approval of your supervisor. Your assignments included work in one or more of the following areas: 1) writing procedures for clerical, automated, or computer-assisted statistical survey operations; 2) assisting in the design and development of specifications to be used in carrying out statistical surveys or studies, 3) applying or using standard statistical methods and analyses such as measures of central tendency and dispersion found in college textbooks, and 4) assisting in developing a report on a statistical study or survey; or you have had at least one year experience collecting data for large scale statistical surveys or studies. OR,
You have a combination graduate education (less than 1 year) and work experience described for a GS-7 (less than 1 year).
GS-9 Qualifications:
You have (or within nine months will have) a master's degree, or you have completed two years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree. OR,
You have been in a Statistician, GS-1530-7, position for at least one year. OR,
You have had at least one year of professional work experience where your assignments were most often defined by your supervisor or by standard operating procedures, but you used some judgement in selecting the operational approaches and statistical methods and, when necessary, made minor changes to adapt the methods to your specific work situations. Your analytical methods and results, written documents, and reports were closely reviewed for technical and analytical accuracy. Your assignments included work in one or more of the following areas: 1) assisting in designing and developing specifications for data collection and data processing requirements, operating procedures, training materials, and operational schedules for statistical studies and surveys, 2) applying advanced statistical analytical tools such as regression analysis and measures of variance to socio/economic and demographic data, and 3) assisting in the development of professional papers or reports on such data; or you have had at least one year of experience coordinating field data collection activities for large scale statistical surveys or studies. OR,
You have a combination graduate education (more than 1 academic year but less than 2) and work experience described for a GS-9 (less than 1 year).
GS-11 Qualifications:
You have (or within nine months will have) a Ph.D., or your have three years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. OR,
You have been in a Statistician, GS-1530-9, position for at least one year. OR,
You have had at least one year of professional work experience where your analytical approaches and results were very generally reviewed for technical and professional adequacy. Your assignments required that you select and adapt standard statistical techniques from text books, handbooks, or other professional literature for a variety of problems when related precedents were available. Your assignments included work in one or more of the following areas: 1) designing and developing specifications for data collection and data processing requirements, operating procedures, training materials, and operational schedules for statistical studies and surveys; 2) selecting and applying advanced statistical analysis to socio/economic or demographic data, and developing professional papers or reports on such data; or you have had at least one year of experience supervising field data collection activities in large scale statistical surveys or studies. OR,
You have a combination of graduate education (more than 2 academic years but less than 3) and work experience described for a GS-11 (less than 1 year).
GS-12 Qualifications:
You have been in a Statistician, GS-1530-11, position for at least one year. OR,
You have had at least one year of professional work experience where your work was generally reviewed only for adherence to accepted professional standards. Your assignments regularly required that you develop solutions to difficult statistical or analytical problems that did not have readily available precedents, establish analytical methodology, design sampling and estimation procedures for surveys, document work results and findings, and prepare oral and written technical reports. Your assignments included responsibility for one or more of the following: 1) independently leading a team to plan a statistical survey or study, 2) developing survey and data collection specifications, 3) establishing time schedules for various phases of survey operations, 4) coordinating the accomplishment and management of the various phases of the study or survey, and 5) making presentations and planning the analysis of the socioeconomic or demographic data developed by the survey or study.
ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1)unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2)you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements. You must show proof that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid work on the same basis as for paid experience. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. To receive credit for such experience you must indicate clearly the nature of the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the number of hours per week spent in such employment.
BASIS FOR RATING:
All applications are reviewed for the minimum qualification requirements using the responses to the occupational questionnaire, resume and transcripts. Applicants will receive a Notice of Results indicating their eligibility for each of the grade level(s). A numeric score is not assigned until a request to fill a particular position is received. The score an applicant receives for that particular position is based on the responses they made on the questionnaire. Qualified candidates are assigned a score between 70 and 100, not including points that may be assigned for veterans preference. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.
PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT CONSIDERATION: Qualified applicants will receive employment consideration for a period of three-months from the date their name is entered on the inventory. Applicants may request an extension of their eligibility by submitting a written request within two weeks of their expiration date to the OPM's email address washington@opm.gov. Only ONE extension will be granted. Applicants that would like consideration beyond the six-months period MUST reapply.
Once the application process is complete, a review of your application will be made to ensure you meet the job requirements. To determine if you are qualified for this job, a review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the occupational questionnaire. The numeric rating you receive is based on your responses to the questionnaire. The score is a measure of the degree to which your background matches the knowledge, skills, and abilities required of this position. If, after reviewing your resume and or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating.
VETERANS PREFERENCE:
Five-point preference is given to those honorably separated veterans (this means an honorable or general discharge) who served on active duty (not active duty for training) in the Armed Forces:
Ten-point preference is given to:
When applying for Federal jobs, eligible veterans should claim preference on their application or resume. Applicants claiming 10-point preference must complete form SF-15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference. Veterans who are still in the service may be granted 5 points tentative preference on the basis of information contained in their applications, but they must produce a DD Form 214 prior to appointment to document entitlement to preference.
Note: Reservists who are retired from the Reserves but are not receiving retired pay are not considered "retired military" for purposes of Veterans' preference.
For more information on Veterans Preference, please visit http://www.opm.gov/employ/veterans/html/vetsinfo.asp .
The Federal government offers a number of exceptional benefits to its employees. The following Web addresses are provided for your reference to explore the major benefits offered to most Federal employees.
Flexible Spending Accounts - The Federal Flexible Spending Accounts Program (FSAFeds) allows you to pay for certain health and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars. For information visit: https://www.fsafeds.com/fsafeds/index.asp
Health Insurance - The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program offers over 100 optional plans. For information visit: http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp
Leave - Most Federal employees earn both annual and sick leave. For additional information visit: http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.aspLife Insurance - The Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program (FEGLI) offers: Basic Life Insurance plus three types of optional insurance, for additional information visit: http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp
Long Term Care Insurance - The Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP) provides long term care insurance for Federal employees and their parents, parents-in-law, stepparents, spouses, and adult children. For additional information visit: http://www.ltcfeds.com/
Retirement Program - Almost all new employees are automatically covered by the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered retirement plan. The three tiers are: Social Security Benefits, Basic Benefit Plan, Thrift Savings Plan. For additional information visit: http://www.opm.gov/retire/index.aspThis link provides and overview of the benefits currently offered to Federal employees. http://www.usajobs.gov/EI/benefits.asp
1. If you are an eligible Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) applicant you may apply for special selection over other candidates for this position . To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at 90 or above on the rating criteria for this position. ICTAP eligibles must submit one of the following as proof of eligibility for the special selection priority: a separation notice; a "Notice of Personnel Action" (SF-50) documenting separation; an agency certification that you cannot be placed after injury compensation has been terminated; an OPM notification that your disability annuity has been terminated; OR a Military Department or National Guard Bureau notification that you are retired under 5 U.S.C. 8337(h) or 8456.
2. If you are a current career or career-conditional Federal employee or former Federal employee who has reinstatement eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest SF-50 "Notification of Personnel Action" and/or a copy of the SF-50 that reflects career or career-conditional tenure, or you will not be considered under the merit promotion process. Also, you should submit your most recent performance appraisal.3. If you are a veteran with preference eligibility and you are claiming 5-point veterans' preference, you must attach a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility. If you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference, you must attach an SF-15, "Application for 10-Point Veterans' Preference" plus the proof required by that form.
4. If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/59 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
5. You can apply for a non-competitive appointment if you meet the basic eligibility requirements and you are eligible for special appointment such as those authorized for the severely disabled; certain Vietnam era and disabled veterans; returned volunteers from the Peace Corps or Vista, etc. Please indicate the type of special appointment you are seeking, if any, on your application and follow all other instructions for applying shown in this announcement.
6. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Candidates currently attending college or university can be within 9 months of completing the requirements for graduation. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review in our office, in other Federal agency personnel offices, and on OPM's web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications .
APPLICATION MATERIALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY TAG:Closing Date. FAILURE TO PROVIDE COMPLETE INFORMATION MAY RESULT IN YOUR NOT RECEIVING CONSIDERATION FOR THIS POSITION. Your application materials will not be returned. Do not submit original documents that you need in the future.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package, which includes both of the following parts:
1. Your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire, and
2. Your résumé and any other documents specified in the Required Documents section of this job announcement.
Use Application Manager for convenience and quickest processing. Track your progress to a Complete Application Package using the My Application Packages checklist and status displays in Application Manager. Your Application Package status must be Complete by Friday, September 10, 2010
To begin, choose one of these options:
· If your résumé is going to come from the USAJOBS Resume Builder, you begin the process by clicking the Apply Online button near the bottom of this page. Your résumé will be attached only to the Application Package you complete and Submit immediately after you click the Apply Online button for this job announcement, not to any Application Packages you may already have created.
· If your résumé is going to be one you prepared outside of USAJOBS Résumé Builder, click this link to begin the process: Online Questionnaire
To return to Application Manager at any time, use whichever one of the links you used to begin as described above, or simply go to http://applicationmanager.gov/.
If it is not possible for you to use Application Manager, you can write your answers on paper. Follow these steps:
1. You can print a copy of this job announcement so that you can read the questions offline.
2. Obtain and print a copy of the OPM Form 1203-FX, which you will use to provide your answers. You can obtain the form at this URL http://www.opm.gov/Forms/pdf_fill/OPM1203fx.pdf or by calling USAJOBS by Phone at (703) 724-1850; after the introduction, press 1, and listen for instructions.
3. You may submit the Form 1203-FX, resume, and any supporting documents either by fax, by mail or in person.
· By Fax: If you are faxing a Form 1203-FX, do not use a separate cover sheet. Simply make sure the Form 1203-FX is on top of any other documents you are faxing. If you are faxing any documents without the Form 1203-FX on top, always use the official cover sheet which is here -- http://staffing.opm.gov/pdf/usascover.pdf -- and be sure to fill it out completely and clearly. The fax number is 1-478-757-3144. Feed all documents into your fax machine top first so that we receive them right-side up.
Electronic resumes must be submitted by midnight Eastern Time on the closing date.
Instructions for completing the paper Qualifications Questionnaire:
If you are applying to this announcement by completing the OPM 1203-FX form instead of using the Online Occupational Questionnaire method, you will need to print the vacancy announcement and refer to it as you answer the questions. You may omit any optional information; however, you must provide responses to all required questions. Be sure to double check your application before submission. You are encouraged to complete the Occupational Questionnaire and submit your documentation using the Online method since it is the most efficient way to process your application. The method that we highly recommend is outlined under "OPTION A." If you are unable to submit your responses Online, please use the following step-by-step qualifications questionnaire instructions as a guide to filling out the required questionnaire on the OPM Form 1203-FX:
Social Security Number
Enter your Social Security Number in the space indicated. Providing your Social Security Number is voluntary, however we can not process your application without it.
The Vacancy Identification Number is: WA226958
STATISTICIAN
All biographic information is required, except for your telephone number and the contact time.
Select from the list below up to 3 languages in which you are proficient. Enter the 2 digit code(s) corresponding to the language in each box.
Enter the lowest grade level (05-12) you will accept.
These dates are required if you have claimed Veterans' Preference unless you have claimed derived Preference (i.e., widows, spouse, etc.)Please use this format: (mm/dd/yyyy)
Select/enter at least one occupational specialty. The specialty code for this position is:
Select/enter at least one geographic location in which you are interested and will accept employment. The location code for this position is:
In this section indicate if you are a surplus or displaced Federal employee requesting special priority consideration under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP).
Note: To receive consideration for CTAP or ICTAP, you must submit the necessary supporting documentation. Refer to the vacancy announcement for additional information and instructions.
College/University
Please select the college/university that you have attended / are attending with the major and degree that you will specify below. If you cannot locate the institution in the list, please select "NOT LISTED".
Major/Instructional Program
Please select the major instructional program that most accurately represents your major/instructional program. In the case of multiple majors, please select the major that would be most applicable for this position. If you major is not listed, please select "Other," and specify your major in the textbox.
Degree Level
Please select on of the 5 listed degree types. This should be a degree that you have attained for the above selected Major/Instructional Program, or will attain within the next 9 months.
Grade Point Average (GPA)
Please provide your current overall GPA for the Major/Instructional Program you selected above. Select your GPA from the list based on a 4.0 scale. If your GPA is not based on a 4.0 scale.If your GPA is 5 hundreths of a point or greater, you may round your GPA to the next tenth of a point. For example, if your GPA is 3.05 (or higher), you would round it up to 3.1.
Please ensure that you can provide specific examples or documentation of your education or experience as proof that you have had this type of experience. You may be asked to provide such evidence or documentation at a later stage in the selection process. Your answers will be verified against the narrative information you provide in your resume or application, information your references provide, college transcripts, background checks, job interviews, or any other information obtained during the application process. Any exaggeration of your experience or any attempt to conceal information can be cause for not selecting you, for firing you after you begin employment, and for barring you from applying for Federal employment. Therefore, carefully enter the information that accurately reflects your actual employment and/or educational background. The following questions ask you to describe your educational background, your work, and other experiences in order to determine your qualifications for the grade levels to be filled.You must respond to all these questions regardless of the grade level you are seeking.
1. I have 15 semester hours in statistics, or in a combination of mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics (courses may be credited as statistical provided the course content is at least 50% statistical methods or research methods). With the materials you submit, you will need to include specific information on classes you will be completing within the next 9 months if you need these classes in order to qualify for this position. List the title and course number of the class, the department and college or university offering the class, the number of semester or quarter hours credit given for the class, and the date you expect to complete the class.
2. My course work included 9 additional semester hours in one or more of the following: Business, the Social Sciences, Physical Sciences or Biological Sciences. With the materials you submit, you will need to include specific information on classes you will be completing within the next 9 months if you need these classes in order to qualify for this position. List the title and course number of the class, the department and college or university offering the class, the number of semester or quarter hours credit given for the class, and the date you expect to complete the class.
3. I have a bachelor's degree, master's degree, doctoral degree, or an equivalent degree (e.g., LL.B., J.D., LL.M., etc.). OR, I do not have a degree but have a combination of college education and experience totaling 4 years. I have experience and/or education performing duties such as sampling, collecting, computing and analyzing statistical data; applying known statistical techniques such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, and simple and multiple correlation; conducting analysis of variance; and conducting tests of significance.
Questions 1, 2, and 3 will be used to determine if you meet the basic qualifications requirements for a Statistician and the qualifications for the GS-5 grade level. If you did not respond with a yes answer to all three questions there is no reason to continue application process.GS- 7 Qualifications
4. I have superior academic achievement which is defined as one (or more) of the following:- membership in a national honor society,- graduating in the upper 1/3 of the class,- earning an undergraduate grade point average of at least 2.95 (on a 4.0 scale) in the final 2 undergraduate years completed,- earning a cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 2.95,- earning an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.45 in the major during the final 2 undergraduate years completed,- earning a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.45 in the major.
5. I have completed one year of graduate education.
6. I have been in a Statistician, GS-1530-5, position for at least one year.
7. I have had at least one year of professional work experience where my assignments and the steps to follow were defined by my supervisor or by standard operating procedures, and my work was checked closely for accuracy and adequacy. Generally, any deviation from standard procedures required prior approval of my supervisor. My assignments included work in one or more of the following areas: 1) writing procedures for clerical, automated, or computer-assisted statistical survey operations; 2) assisting in the design and development of specifications to be used in carrying out statistical surveys or studies, 3) applying or using standard statistical methods and analyses such as measures of central tendency and dispersion found in college textbooks, and assisting in developing a report on a statistical study or survey; or I have had at least one year experience collecting data for large scale statistical surveys or studies.
OR, I have a combination of graduate education (less than 1 year) and work experience described for a GS-7 (less than 1 year) that totals one year.
Answering yes to 4, 5, 6, or 7 will qualify you as a Statistician at the GS-7 levelGS-9 Qualifications
8. I have a master's degree, or I have completed two years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree.
9. I have been in a Statistician, GS-1530-7, position for at least one year.
10. I have had at least one year of professional work experience where my assignments were most often defined by my supervisor or by standard operating procedures, but I used some judgement in selecting the operational approaches and statistical methods and, when necessary, made minor changes to adapt the methods to my specific work situations. My analytical methods and results, written documents, and reports were closely reviewed for technical and analytical accuracy. My assignments included work in one or more of the following areas: 1) assisting in designing and developing specifications for data collection and data processing requirements, operating procedures, training materials, and operational schedules for statistical studies and surveys, 2) applying advanced statistical analytical tools such as regression analysis and measures of variance to socioeconomic and demographic data, and assisting in the development of professional papers or reports on such data; or I have had at least one year of experience coordinating field data collection activities for large scale statistical surveys or studies. OR, I have a combination of graduate education (more than 1 academic year but less than 2) and work experience described above for a GS-9 (less than 1 year) that totals one year. Only graduate education beyond the first year (18 semester hours or quarter hour equivalent) can be combined with experience to total one year.
Answering yes to 8, 9, or 10 will qualify you as a Statistician at the GS-9 levelGS-11 Qualifications
11. I have a Ph.D., or I have completed three years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D.
12. I have been in a Statistician, GS-1530-9, position for at least one year.
13. I have had at least one year of professional work experience where my analytical approaches and results were very generally reviewed for technical and professional adequacy. My assignments required that I select and adapt standard statistical techniques from text books, handbooks, or other professional literature for a variety of problems when related precedents were available. My assignments included work in one or more of the following areas: 1) designing and developing specifications for data collection and data processing requirements, operating procedures, training materials, and operational schedules for statistical studies and surveys; 2) selecting and applying advanced statistical analysis to socioeconomic or demographic data, and developing professional papers or reports on such data; or I have had at least one year of experience supervising field data collection activities in large scale statistical surveys or studies. OR, I have a combination of graduate education (more than 2 academic years but less than 3) and work experience described for a GS-11 (less than 1 year) that totals one year. Only graduate education beyond the second year (36 semester hours or quarter hour equivalent) can be combined with experience to total one year.
Answering yes to 11, 12, or 13 will qualify you as a Statistician at the GS-11 level. Answering yes to 14 or 15 will qualify you as a Statistician at the GS-12 level.GS-12 Qualifications
14. I have been in a Statistician, GS-1530-11, position for at least one year.
15. I have had at least one year of professional work experience where my work was generally reviewed only for adherence to accepted professional standards. My assignments regularly required that I develop solutions to difficult statistical or analytical problems that did not have readily available precedents, establish analytical methodology, design sampling and estimation procedures for surveys, document work results and findings, and prepare oral and written technical reports. My assignments included responsibility for one or more of the following: 1) independently leading a team to plan a statistical survey or study, 2) developing survey and data collection specifications, 3) establishing time schedules for various phases of survey operations, 4) coordinating the accomplishment and management of the various phases of the study or survey, and 5) making presentations and planning the analysis of the socioeconomic or demographic data developed by the survey or study.
Oral and Written Communication
In this part you will respond to questions about experiences you have had and tasks you have performed that are related to the duties of a Statistician. It is not expected that you will have education or experience in all of these areas.Answer all questions to the best of your ability. You may be asked to provide evidence or documentation that you have had this type of experience at a later stage in the selection process. Your responses are subject to verification against the narrative information you provide in your resume or application, information your references provide, college transcripts, background checks, job interviews, or any other information obtained during the application process. Any exaggeration of your experience or any attempt to conceal information can be cause for not selecting you, for firing you after you begin employment, and for barring you from applying for Federal employment. Therefore, carefully enter the information that accurately reflects your actual employment and/or educational background. For each of the following, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training in that task. Select only one statement for each knowledge area.
16. Influence, persuade or negotiate with colleagues about technical issues related to data collection surveys or statistical studies.
17. Present at a professional conference, sociological or demographic findings based on a survey or study.
18. Prepare a professional paper of sociological, demographic or economic content, based on the results of a study or survey.
19. Prepare a thesis or dissertation of sociological, demographic or economic content, based on the results of a study or survey.
20. Experience writing procedures, specifications, manuals or training guides.
21. Development of business cases or similar analyses for administrative issues.
22. Work experience giving complex instructions to others via telephone or email.
Organization Skills
23. Plan and execute projects or programs, with rigid deadlines, while accomplishing multiple project steps in a specific order and time sequence.
24. Coordinate the design of surveys or data collection systems with others to accomplish project goals.
25. Implement data collection procedures for censuses and surveys.
26. Develop or write project requirements, schedules, risk plans, operational plans, and any other project management documentation.
Computer Skills
For each of the following, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training in that task. Select only one statement for each knowledge area.
27. Use spreadsheet software (e.g., JMP, Quattro Pro, Excel, etc.).
28. Develop SAS programs.
29. Carry out statistical analysis using SAS procedures.
30. Apply statistical analysis applications using statistical packages (e.g., SPSS, S-Plus, STATA, or Mini-tab, etc.).
31. Use database programs (e.g., Access, Foxpro, Clipper, Approach, Oracle, etc.).
32. Use geographic information systems (e.g., Landview, ARC Info, Atlas GIS etc.).
33. Use website language (e.g., HTML, Java, etc.).
34. Develop programs using programming languages (e.g., C, C++, Visual C, PERL, etc.).
35. Use of flowcharting software; spec-writing software (e.g. Visio, etc).
Economic Data Analysis
36. Classify economic organizations using Office of Management and Budget's North American Industry Classification System.
37. Classify organizations using standard Federal Statistical Classification system for Federal, State, and Local Governments and Education Agencies/Institutions.
38. Analyze data or classified commodities using international trade classification systems, such as the Harmonized System (HS Tariff Schedule of the United States or Schedule B).
39. Establish and maintained reporting arrangements with large, complex economic organizations for conducting an economic census or economic survey.
40. Give technical direction to a clerical staff processing edit referrals and rejects for an economic census or survey.
41. Analyze large economic data sets (comprised of multiple sector industries) using exploratory and graphical data analysis techniques.
42. Assess reasonableness of individual economic reports that are outside of prescribed tolerance limits and evaluated reliability of summary statistics.
43. Analyze economic census or economic survey origin-to-destination transportation microdata.
44. Analyze and evaluated results of transportation networks producing mileage estimates by mode of transportation.
45. Process economic censuses or economic surveys using administrative records from the Federal Government's Internal Revenue Service and Social Security Administration.
46. Process economic censuses or economic surveys using the Business Register (BR).
47. Analyze the composition and structure of large, complex multi-establishment firms using the Company Organization Survey (COS).
48. Analyze and correct data for economic censuses or economic surveys using Census Bureau Economic Programs Automated Interactive Systems.
49. Analyze and evaluate industry level statistics, including the reconciliation of differences between old and new survey samples.
50. Reconcile differences between economic survey estimates and economic census data, on a microdata basis, for programs that produce official United States Government statistics.
51. Use Economic Drill Down (ECONDD) software to select individual records and make corrections in an economic census database.
Socioeconomic and Demographic Analysis
52. Prepare a thesis or dissertation of sociological or demographic content, based on the results of a study or survey.
53. Statistical analysis of sociological or demographic characteristics of the US Population
54. Statistical analysis of economic characteristics of the US Population
55. Statistical analysis of foreign populations using sociological, demographic, or economic characteristics.
56. Statistical analysis of data from administrative record systems
57. Exploratory and graphical data analysis of large demographic data sets
58. Statistical analysis of fertility patterns
59. Analysis of income and/or poverty characteristics
60. Analysis of population distribution
61. Analysis of marriage, family, or household characteristics
62. Analysis of internal migration patterns
63. Analysis of international migration patterns
64. Analysis of racial or ethnic characteristics
65. Analysis of labor force characteristics
66. Analysis of disability and health insurance
67. Analysis of housing characteristics
68. Methods of subnational population estimation
69. Methods of population projection/forecasting
70. Advanced demographic techniques (e.g., Life Table Analysis)
71. Statistical analysis of sociological, demographic or economic data using Census Bureau based population micro data from CPS, SIPP, ACS, or PUMS
72. Statistical analysis using Census Bureau data
73. Experience in understanding and developing statistical models, such as regression and simulation modeling.
74. Experience using or analyzing large data sets used by Census Bureau sponsers and partners, such as BEA, BJS, BLS, HUD, IRS, and NCHS.
Survey Development
75. Design data collection instruments for surveys.
76. Design automated data collection instruments for surveys (e.g., CAPI, CATI).
77. Write edit specifications for statistical studies or surveys.
Statistical, Mathematical, and Analytical Concepts and Tools
78. Calculus
79. Forecasting
80. Linear algebra
81. Quantitative analysis
82. Regression analysis
83. Longitudinal modeling
84. Sampling theory
85. Time series analysis
Economics
86. Principles of macroeconomic theory
87. Principles of microeconomic theory
88. Intermediate or advanced macroeconomic theory
89. Intermediate or advanced microeconomic theory
90. Applied macroeconomic theory
91. Applied microeconomic theory
92. Business cycles
93. Comparative economic systems
94. Consumer economics
95. Econometrics
96. Economic policy
97. Economic history, thought, and philosophy
98. Economics of growth and development
99. Financial economics
100. Health economics
101. International economics
102. Labor economics
103. Managerial economics
104. Mathematical economics
105. Money and banking
106. Nonprofit organizations
107. Construction economics
108. Mineral economics
109. Public utilities and transportation economics
110. Regional economics
111. Urban economics
Finance
112. Principles of finance
113. Business finance
114. Corporate finance
115. Financial accounting
116. Financial institutions
117. International finance
118. Public finance
Accounting
119. Principles of accounting
120. Auditing
121. Intermediate accounting
122. Managerial accounting
Management
123. Principles of management
124. Management information systems
125. Operations analysis or management
126. Operations research
127. Organizational theory/behavior
128. Production management
129. Project management
130. Human resources management
131. Survey Management
Marketing
132. Principles of marketing
133. Marketing channels
134. Marketing management or managerial marketing
135. Marketing research
Miscellaneous
136. Urban studies
137. Demographic techniques/demographic analysis
138. Survey research methods
139. Social research
140. Social stratification
141. Sociological theory
142. Business policy
143. Business law
144. Criminology/criminal justice
145. Geography
146. International studies
147. Public administration
148. Recruitment and Staffing
149. Political science.
150. Technical writing.
151. Applicants with disabilities may be eligible for a non-competitive appointment via Schedule A. If you are eligible for such an appointment and would like to be considered under Schedule A, please select "Yes". If you have questions about your eligibility for Schedule A, or to obtain Schedule A Certification, contact your local vocational rehabilitation office.
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