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Introduction to the

Position Classification Standards

TABLE OF CONTENTS

(Also See The Classifier’s Handbook)

SECTION I. BACKGROUND (2)

Statutory Basis

A (2)

Classification Standards Issuances

B (2)

SECTION II. STRUCTURE AND USE OF CLASSIFICATION STANDARDS (3)

Explanation of Terms

A (3)

Form and Content of Standards

B (4)

Using Classification Standards

C (5)

SECTION III. PRINCIPLES AND POLICIES OF POSITION CLASSIFICATION (6)

Authorities and Responsibilities for Classification

A (6)

Judgment in Applying Standards

B (8)

Work Covered by the General Schedule

C (8)

Position Management

D (11)

Use of Position Descriptions

E (11)

Determining Duties To Be Classified

F (12)

Selecting the Occupational Series

G (13)

Titling Positions

H (14)

Determining Grade Level

I (16)

Mixed Grade Positions

J (17)

Impact of the Person on the Job

K (18)

Interdisciplinary Professional Positions

L (19)

SECTION IV. DETERMINING COVERAGE BY THE GENERAL SCHEDULE OR THE FEDERAL WAGE SYSTEM (20)

General Criteria

A (20)

Borderline Positions

B (20)

APPENDIX 1 (26)

LIST OF SERIES FOR WHICH A TWO-GRADE INTERVAL PATTERN IS NORMAL (26)

APPENDIX 2 (35)

FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS (35)

APPENDIX 3 (42)

PRIMARY STANDARD (42)

GRADE CONVERSION TABLE (56)

APPENDIX 4 (57)

POSITION CLASSIFICATION APPEALS (57)

APPENDIX 5 (71)

EFFECTIVE DATES OF POSITION CLASSIFICATION ACTIONS (71)

REVISION SUMMARY (73)

SECTION I. BACKGROUND

Basis

A. Statutory

The classification standards program for positions in the General Schedule was established by the Classification Act of 1949, which has been codified in chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code. The statute:

⎯Establishes the principle of providing equal pay for substantially equal work.

⎯Provides a definition of each grade in the General Schedule.

⎯Directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), after consulting with Federal agencies, to prepare standards for agencies to use in placing positions in their proper

classes and grades.

⎯States that standards issued by OPM shall:

•Define the various classes of positions in terms of duties, responsibilities, and qualification requirements.

•Establish official class titles.

•Set forth the grades in which the classes of positions have been placed.

Based on this statutory guidance, OPM has developed an occupational structure and classification system for positions included in the General Schedule.

B. Classification Standards Issuances

This Introduction to the Position Classification Standards provides background information and guidance regarding the classification standards for General Schedule work. It describes the fundamental policies which Federal managers, supervisors, and personnel specialists need to understand in using classification standards to determine the series, titles, and grades of positions.

The full set of OPM guidance for General Schedule classification standards includes the following:

1. Basic definitions and policies as set forth in this Introduction.

2. Position classification standards, which include:

a. Classification standards for individual occupations, which should be filed in

numerical order by series code.