Program Analyst

Full Job Description

The Bureau of Labor Statistics measures labor market activity, working conditions, price changes, and productivity in the U.S. economy to support public and private decision making.

These positions are located with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Office, Office of Administration (OA) or Office of Technology and Survey Processing (OTSP).

To be eligible for appointment under the College Graduate authority, applicants must meet requirement A or B. A.

Applicants who have completed a bachelor's or graduate degree from a Qualifying Educational Institution within the previous two years. OR B.

Veterans who have completed a bachelor's or graduate degree from a Qualifying Educational Institution and have an intervening period of obligated service of at least four years in the uniformed services.

The two-year eligibility period begins on the date of discharge or release from the uniformed service.

In addition to meeting the eligibility listed above, you must also meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.

Applicants must meet at least one of the following GS-09 requirements for education, specialized experience, or a combination of education and specialized experience.

1) Specialized Experience is the experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform the duties of the position successfully, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled.

To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

GS-09: Applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-07, in the federal service.

Examples include the following: Assist with portions of investigations into the effectiveness of a program or project task.

Experience indicators at this level include collecting, compiling, and arranging information for the purpose of drafting preliminary analyses; analyzing and interpreting information for the purpose of drafting preliminary findings; or, developing recommendations to improve work methods and procedures.

OR Assist with planning or implementing activities needed to support the fulfillment/delivery of program missions, policies, or objectives.

An example of an experience indicator at this level includes contributing to the development of training or outreach efforts needed for effective program delivery.

OR 2) Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.B. or J.D.

OR 3) Combination of Education and Specialized Experience: Graduate education (more than one year but less than two) and specialized experience as required for GS-09 (less than one year) that when combined totals one year.

Only graduate beyond the first year (18 semester hours or quarter hour equivalent) can be combined with experience to total one year. Major Duties:

BLS Program Analysts evaluate the effectiveness of program operations utilizing fact-finding and investigative techniques; coordinate and assess the execution of program activities; and develop presentations, reports, and other material needed to support program missions, policies, and objectives.

Duties at the GS-09 are developmental, leading to the full performance level of the GS-12.