Operational Support Technician, GS-6​/7​/8

This position advertised has been exempted from the federal civilian hiring freeze.

Position Overview

This position advertised has been exempted from the federal civilian hiring freeze.

Current FBI employees are ineligible to apply if serving under the same conditions as that for which is advertised, including:

• Appointing organization (FBI)
• Type of position (full-time, part-time, etc.)
• Same or higher grade
• Duty location (city or state)
• Type of appointment (permanent, temporary, etc.)

Job Opening: 66206

Opening Date:
July 20, 2026

Closing Date:
August 3, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. (ET)

Job Title:

Operational Support Technician, GS-6/7/8

Full Performance Level: GS-8

Division:
Albany Field Office, Albuquerque Field Office, Anchorage Field Office, Atlanta Field Office, Billings Field Office, Birmingham Field Office, Boston Field Office, Buffalo Field Office, Charlotte Field Office, Cincinnati Field Office, Cleveland Field Office, Columbia Field Office, Dallas Field Office, Detroit Field Office, El Paso Field Office, Honolulu Field Office, Indianapolis Field Office, Jackson Field Office, Jacksonville Field Office, Kansas City Field Office, Las Vegas Field Office, Little Rock Field Office, Los Angeles Field Office, Louisville Field Office, Miami Field Office, Milwaukee Field Office, Minneapolis Field Office, Mobile Field Office, Nashville Field Office, New Haven Field Office, New Orleans Field Office, New York Field Office, Newark Field Office, Norfolk Field Office, Oklahoma City Field Office, Omaha Field Office, Philadelphia Field Office, Pittsburgh Field Office, Portland Field Office, Richmond Field Office, Sacramento Field Office, Salt Lake City Field Office, San Antonio Field Office, San Diego Field Office, San Francisco Field Office, San Juan Field Office, Seattle Field Office, Springfield Field Office, St.

Louis Field Office, Washington Field Office

Location:

Albany, NY;
Albuquerque, NM;
Anchorage, AK;
Atlanta, GA;
Billings, MT;
Birmingham, AL;
Boston, MA;
Buffalo, NY;
Charlotte, NC;
Cincinnati, OH;
Cleveland, OH;
Columbia, SC;
Dallas, TX;
Detroit, MI;
El Paso, TX;
Honolulu, HI;
Indianapolis, IN;
Jackson, MS;
Jacksonville, FL;
Kansas City, MO;
Las Vegas, NV;
Little Rock, AR;
Los Angeles, CA;
Louisville, KY;
Miami, FL;
Milwaukee, WI;
Minneapolis, MN;
Mobile, AL;
Nashville, TN;
New Haven, CT;
New Orleans, LA;
New York, NY;
Newark, NJ;
Norfolk, VA;
Oklahoma City, OK;
Omaha, NE;
Philadelphia, PA;
Pittsburgh, PA;
Portland, OR;
Richmond, VA;
Sacramento, CA;
Salt Lake City, UT;
San Antonio, TX;
San Diego, CA;
San Francisco, CA;
San Juan, PR;
Seattle, WA;
Springfield, IL;
St. Louis, MO;
Washington, DC

Working Hours:

Will vary - selectees may be required to work shift work including nights, weekends, and holidays as needed by the Field Office.

Job Type: Full Time/Permanent

Who May Apply:
All U.S. Citizens

Number of Positions Available:
Multiple

Questions:

Salary

• GS-6: $38,791.00 - $50,428.00
• GS-7: $43,106.00 - $56,039.00
• GS-8: $47,738.00 - $62,057.00

NOTE:

The salaries listed above are the base rate of pay for federal employees on the General Schedule (GS) pay scale.

A complete list of pay tables factoring in locality pay (based on geographical area) can be found on OPM.gov.

Additional selections may be made from this announcement to fill positions within the same division when the position includes substantially the same duties, responsibilities, and qualifications.

Please ensure to specify your location preference(s) when applying. Your application will only be considered for the location preference(s) that you have selected. If there is only one Division you are interested in, please mark that Division for all of your choices.

This job opening will be used to fill OST positions across FBI Field Offices. Please select your location preference(s) based off the Field Office's Headquarters City location. Due to the fluidity of vacancies, there is no guarantee which Field Offices will have openings within the time frame of this announcement. As vacancies become available, hiring managers with a vacancy will receive a list of eligible applicants for their location.

Applicants may be contacted directly by the Division if/when…