College degrees only qualify you for a particular grade level if they are related to the job. For occupations requiring general college-level skills, a bachelor?s degree in any subject can qualify you. But other occupations require a specific major.
After gaining work experience, people often qualify for higher GS levels. In general, 1 year of experience related to the job could raise your grade by one GS level in most clerical and technician positions. In administrative, professional, and scientific positions, GS level increases in increments of two until you reach a GS-12. After that, GS level increases one level at a time. With each additional year of experience at a higher level of responsibility, your GS level could continue to increase until it reaches the maximum for your occupation.
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