Supervisory Economist or Supervisory Statistician (Economics)
The incumbent manages a Branch of National Compensation Surveys (NCS). Incumbent has responsibility to direct and provide technical guidance and leadership to professional subordinate employees in the following areas:
Improving survey non-response; assisting branch Field Economists in developing strategies for obtaining participation from respondents critical to the NCS indexes, multiple BLS programs or which have complex pricing practices or initiation procedures; leading, training and mentoring others; explaining survey findings and data uses; providing guidance on CIPSEA and the BLS confidentiality policy; exchanging information on developments; making presentation to interested groups regarding survey results. Researches/directs research and contacts with companies that have complex structures, maintain highly sensitive/confidential records, and usually require highly placed corporate officers; approval before preparation. Ensures the quality of the data collected by all staff through a comprehensive data quality program consisting of observational interviews, re-interviews, and scheduled reviews for multiple surveys. Ensures that changes in survey techniques or design are well understood and properly and promptly implemented by staff. Participates in NCS and Occupational Requirements Survey (ORS) developmental activities to better operationalize economic measures in the field as well as improve collection methodology for planning and directing the collection and processing of data from primary sources for the NCS and ORS. The person in this position provides technical oversight of the survey, conducts analysis of survey data, and prepares technical reports. The position is also responsible for:
- Directly supervising professional employees with a career ladder of GS-12, to achieve maximum efficiency while optimizing utilization of resources. - Providing direction on all technical aspects of the survey to regional professional and support staff both in the collection and processing of data. - Planning, developing, and conducting program specific training for professional and support staff. - Evaluating staff performance and giving advice and instruction to individual employees on both operational and administrative matters. Basic Requirements:
Economist, GS-0110:
A) Degree in economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting or calculus. OR B) A combination of education and experience - courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.Statistician (Economics), GS-1530:
A) Degree that included 15 semester hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics), and 9 additional semester hours in one or more of the following:
physical or biological sciences, medicine, education, or engineering; or in the social sciences including demography, history, economics, social welfare, geography, international relations, social or cultural anthropology, health sociology, political science, public administration, psychology, etc. Credit toward meeting statistical course requirements should be given for courses in which 50 percent of the course content appears to be statistical methods, e.g., courses that included studies in research methods in psychology or economics such as tests and measurements or business cycles, or courses in methods of processing mass statistical data such as tabulating methods or electronic data processing. OR B) A combination of education and experience - courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The experience should have included a full range of professional statistical work such as (a) sampling, (b) collecting, computing, and analyzing statistical data, and (c) applying statistical techniques such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, analysis of variance, and tests of significance. IN ADDITION TO MEETING THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS LISTED ABOVE:
Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, GS-12, in the Federal Service. Specialized
Experience:
Specialized experience is experience in, or directly related to economics or one of the specialized fields of economics. Specialized experience includes:
(a) individual economic research assignments requiring planning, information assembly, analysis and evaluation, conclusions and report preparation; (b) supervisory or project coordination assignments involving a staff of professional economists, and requiring the evaluation and interpretation of economic information; or (c) teaching assignments in a college or university that included both class instruction in economics subjects and one of the following (1) personal research that produced evidence of results, (2) direction of graduate theses in economics, or (3) service as a consultant or adviser on technical economics problems. Experience in related fields that did not involve the use and understanding of economic principles and theories may not be used as qualifying experience for this position.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Improving survey non-response; assisting branch Field Economists in developing strategies for obtaining participation from respondents critical to the NCS indexes, multiple BLS programs or which have complex pricing practices or initiation procedures; leading, training and mentoring others; explaining survey findings and data uses; providing guidance on CIPSEA and the BLS confidentiality policy; exchanging information on developments; making presentation to interested groups regarding survey results. Researches/directs research and contacts with companies that have complex structures, maintain highly sensitive/confidential records, and usually require highly placed corporate officers; approval before preparation. Ensures the quality of the data collected by all staff through a comprehensive data quality program consisting of observational interviews, re-interviews, and scheduled reviews for multiple surveys. Ensures that changes in survey techniques or design are well understood and properly and promptly implemented by staff. Participates in NCS and Occupational Requirements Survey (ORS) developmental activities to better operationalize economic measures in the field as well as improve collection methodology for planning and directing the collection and processing of data from primary sources for the NCS and ORS. The person in this position provides technical oversight of the survey, conducts analysis of survey data, and prepares technical reports. The position is also responsible for:
- Directly supervising professional employees with a career ladder of GS-12, to achieve maximum efficiency while optimizing utilization of resources. - Providing direction on all technical aspects of the survey to regional professional and support staff both in the collection and processing of data. - Planning, developing, and conducting program specific training for professional and support staff. - Evaluating staff performance and giving advice and instruction to individual employees on both operational and administrative matters. Basic Requirements:
Economist, GS-0110:
A) Degree in economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting or calculus. OR B) A combination of education and experience - courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.Statistician (Economics), GS-1530:
A) Degree that included 15 semester hours in statistics (or in mathematics and statistics, provided at least 6 semester hours were in statistics), and 9 additional semester hours in one or more of the following:
physical or biological sciences, medicine, education, or engineering; or in the social sciences including demography, history, economics, social welfare, geography, international relations, social or cultural anthropology, health sociology, political science, public administration, psychology, etc. Credit toward meeting statistical course requirements should be given for courses in which 50 percent of the course content appears to be statistical methods, e.g., courses that included studies in research methods in psychology or economics such as tests and measurements or business cycles, or courses in methods of processing mass statistical data such as tabulating methods or electronic data processing. OR B) A combination of education and experience - courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The experience should have included a full range of professional statistical work such as (a) sampling, (b) collecting, computing, and analyzing statistical data, and (c) applying statistical techniques such as measurement of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, sampling error, simple and multiple correlation, analysis of variance, and tests of significance. IN ADDITION TO MEETING THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS LISTED ABOVE:
Applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, GS-12, in the Federal Service. Specialized
Experience:
Specialized experience is experience in, or directly related to economics or one of the specialized fields of economics. Specialized experience includes:
(a) individual economic research assignments requiring planning, information assembly, analysis and evaluation, conclusions and report preparation; (b) supervisory or project coordination assignments involving a staff of professional economists, and requiring the evaluation and interpretation of economic information; or (c) teaching assignments in a college or university that included both class instruction in economics subjects and one of the following (1) personal research that produced evidence of results, (2) direction of graduate theses in economics, or (3) service as a consultant or adviser on technical economics problems. Experience in related fields that did not involve the use and understanding of economic principles and theories may not be used as qualifying experience for this position.
- Department:
0110 Economist - Salary Range:
$101,585 to $137,045 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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