Program Analyst
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration · Department of Transportation
This job in plain English
This is a full-time Program Analyst job at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in Washington, DC, with many vacancies. It pays GS-12 to GS-13 and helps States improve their highway safety data systems, such as crash and driver records. The job may require occasional travel and is a union (bargaining unit) position.
Can you apply?
Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.
- Federal employees (competitive service)Current or former federal employees with competitive status (career or career-conditional).
- Displaced federal employeesFederal employees who lost or are losing their job through a reduction in force (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL).
- Special hiring authoritiesGroups with a special hiring authority listed in the announcement.
- Land and base managementCurrent or former temporary workers of land management agencies, and people affected by military base closures.
- VeteransPeople who served on active duty and left under honorable conditions, through the veterans' hiring authorities (VEOA, VRA, 30% disabled veterans).
- Family of overseas employeesFamily members of federal employees and service members stationed overseas.
- People with disabilitiesPeople with a documented disability, hired through the Schedule A authority.
- Military spousesSpouses of active-duty service members, and some spouses of service members who were disabled or died on duty.
- Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
- Peace Corps and AmeriCorps VISTAFormer Peace Corps volunteers and AmeriCorps VISTA members within their eligibility period.
Other groups listed above may get extra consideration, for example veterans' preference.
You must be a U.S. citizen to apply. The agency says the job is open to the public, current and former federal employees with competitive status, VEOA applicants, and all U.S. citizens.
What you would do
- Develop and manage traffic records data programs and policies for federal, State and local systems.
- Plan program activities that set processes and guidelines for traffic records systems.
- Coordinate reviews of State highway safety data plans and grant applications.
- Lead working groups that create guidelines for State and local data managers.
- Take part in periodic reviews of Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC) variables.
Do you qualify for GS-12 to GS-13?
With experience: For GS-12, you need one year of experience equal to GS-11 that includes leading or writing traffic records or safety data programs, defining data quality measures, and coordinating working groups with government representatives. For GS-13, you need one year of experience equal to GS-12 that includes writing or final review of data programs, setting data standards, and leading multi-agency projects as a liaison, committee chair or project manager.
How to apply well
What to send:
- Resume of no more than two pages, showing dates, hours per week, and series and grade for federal jobs
- DD-214 (member-4 copy) if claiming veterans' preference
- VA letter certifying disability if claiming disabled veteran preference
- SF-50 forms proving your grade and 52 weeks at that grade, combined into one PDF, for federal applicants
- Recent performance appraisal dated within the last 18 months, if available
- Incentive award documents dated within the last 18 months, if applicable
- Special appointing authority documents, if applying noncompetitively
- CTAP or ICTAP eligibility letter and recent SF-50, if claiming displaced employee priority
How you will be rated: Your two-page resume is checked first for the required specialized experience. Those who pass are rated by a subject-matter expert on four skill areas: program management, technical expertise, communication, and technical programs, and experience not supported by your resume may be disallowed.
Tips for this job:
- Put the required details on your resume for every federal job: dates, hours per week, and series and grade, or the experience may not count.
- Only the first two pages of your resume are reviewed, so place your most relevant experience there.
- Check that every uploaded file has attached to your application before submitting, since uploads do not attach automatically and late applications are disqualified.
Good to know before you apply
Schedule: Full-time, permanent position.
Conditions of employment:
- U.S. citizenship required
- Must meet specialized experience for the grade
- 1-year probationary period
- Selective Service registration for males born after 12/31/1959
- Government travel card for official business only
- Background security investigation required
- Time-in-grade: 52 weeks at the next lower grade for federal applicants
- Financial disclosure (OGE Form 450) within 30 days of appointment and yearly after
- Moderate Risk position suitability and fitness check
We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.
Job details
- Salary
- $102,415 – $158,322 per year
- Pay scale and grade
- GS-12 to GS-13 · General Schedule
- Location
- Washington, District of Columbia
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Work schedule
- Full-time
- Service
- Competitive
- Openings
- Many
- Security clearance
- Other
- Travel
- Occasional travel
- Drug test
- Not required
- Supervisory
- No
- Occupation
- Management And Program Analysis (0343)
- Announcement
- NHTSA.NSA-2026-0006
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