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Data Scientist
Bureau of Economic Analysis · Suitland, Maryland · Closes in 9 days

1 Check you can apply
2 Resume and documents
3 Apply on USAJOBS
4 After you apply

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1 Check you can apply You are here

Who can apply: Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL), The public.

This job is open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen, national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. Federal employees whose job was eliminated may get priority under the career transition programs (CTAP or ICTAP).

Experience: For this level (Band 3, GS-11), you need one year of experience at a level equal to Band 2 (GS-9) in federal service. The work must include at least two of these tools: SQL, SAS, Stata, R, Python, Tableau, or Power BI, such as analyzing economic statistics, creating data reports, or writing and debugging code.

Education: A degree in mathematics, statistics, computer science, data science, or a closely related major at the bachelor's level or higher. Courses equal to 30 semester hours in such a major, plus more education or experience, can also qualify. Three years of graduate study leading to a Ph.D. or doctoral degree can also qualify.

Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.

2 Resume and documents

Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Resume of no more than two pages showing job titles, dates (mm/yy), and hours worked per week Unofficial transcript or list of courses if you use education to qualify, showing accredited school, grades, dates, and credit hours DD-214 or VA letter if you claim veterans' preference (preference does not apply in this hiring, but documents are encouraged) CTAP or ICTAP documents if you apply under those programs Foreign education equivalency evaluation with course-by-course listing, if your degree is from a foreign school

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 9 days (November 12, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.

How they rate you: Your resume and documents will be checked to see if you meet the minimum qualifications. Under direct-hire authority, applicants who meet the minimum are referred without rating, ranking, or veterans' preference points. You must also complete an online USA Hire assessment, and overstating qualifications or cheating can get you removed.

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4 After you apply

In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.

For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.

If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, a security clearance (Other), then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Make sure your resume is two pages or less and lists hours worked per week for each job, or it may be marked incomplete.
Complete the USA Hire assessment within 48 hours of the closing date, 11/12/2026, or it may count against you.
If you use a degree or courses to qualify, attach an unofficial transcript or course list showing accredited schools and credit hours.

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