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Military Personnel & Administrative Specialist

U.S. Army Reserve Command

Department of the Army

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$67,290 - $87,482

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GS-7 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $41,966 - $54,557

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-6. Bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or 1 year graduate study.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves handling military personnel records, processing pay and administrative tasks, and ensuring everything follows Army rules in a reserve unit.

It's a steady government role that requires being an active Army Reserve Soldier.

A good fit would be someone organized with experience in HR or admin work, who likes detail-oriented tasks and helping others with benefits and paperwork.

Key Requirements

  • Active membership as a Soldier in the Army Reserve before starting
  • One year of specialized experience in preparing personnel actions, researching pay issues, reviewing regulations, ensuring compliance, and advising on pay/personnel processes (or equivalent at GS-06 level)
  • OR Master's degree or 2 years of graduate education in Business Administration, Human Resources, or related field
  • OR Combination of education and experience totaling 100% of the requirement
  • U.S. Citizenship
  • Ability to maintain personnel files and provide technical advice on pay accounts
  • Skills in researching data, analyzing trends, and developing standard operating procedures

Full Job Description

About the Position: This is a Military Technician position with the 88th Readiness Division, Reserve Personnel Action Centers (RPAC) at various locations: Fort Snelling Minnesota.

This position requires an active membership as a Soldier in the Army Reserve before a start date can be set.

To learn more about minimum qualifications to join the Army Reserve, visit http://www.goarmy.com/reserve/jobs.html Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes preparing personnel actions; researching or analyzing pay issues; reviewing incoming regulations; ensuring compliance with rules and regulations; and advising on pay and personnel processes.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Business Administration or Human Resources.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%.

To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12.

Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. Major Duties:

  • Research complex pay actions.
  • Prepare a wide variety of personnel actions.
  • Maintain personnel files to ensure compliance with laws and regulations.
  • Research and analyze data to identify trends and report the results to management.
  • Provide technical advice on establishment and maintenance of pay accounts ensuring complains with laws and regulations.
  • Provide guidance on administrative and personnel matters.
  • Assist in developing Standard Operating Procedures assuring uniform interpretation and application.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/21/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/21/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: CHDE-26-12868656-DE-R