7. What Are the Starting Salaries for Nonprofessionals in the Forest 

 Service? 



General Schedule (GS) salaries are reviewed frequently and 

 changes made or recommended to Congress as needed. Therefore, the 

 salaries listed are the prevailing rates as of the issue date of this 

 publication. 



A. TECHNICIAN.— Technicians usually enter the Forest Serv- 

 ice in grade GS-4 at a salary of $8,316 per year. (Though the 

 technician and the professional may start their careers at the same 

 grade, the professional, because of his broader educational back- 

 ground, will usually have greater job opportunities open to him 

 and will frequently advance more rapidly and to a higher level 

 than will the technician.) 



B. AID. — Aids usually enter the Forest Service in grade GS-2 at 

 a salary of $6,572 or GS-3 at $7,408 per year. 



C. CLERK. — Clerks usually enter the Forest Service in grade 

 GS-2 at $6,572 or grade GS-3 at $7,408 per year. 



Wages for tradesmen, craftsmen, and laborers are based on rates 

 paid by non-Government concerns for similar work in the area in 

 which the job is located. Coordinated Federal Wage System Schedules 

 are published once a year based on a survey of geographic areas. 



8. How Are Higher Grade Nonprofessional Positions Filled in the Forest 

 Service? 



The Forest Service is a firm believer in utilizing skills, qualifica- 

 tions, and experience to the fullest by placing employees in positions 

 for which they are best fitted and in which they will be satisfied and 

 give their best performance. It is the policy of the Forest Service to 

 fill vacancies in higher grade positions by promoting employees who 

 have shown their ability to do more responsible work, without regard 

 to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, politics, marital status, 

 physical handicap, personal relationship, age, or membership, or non- 

 membership in an employee organization. 



9. Do I Have To Take a Civil Service Examination To Be Eligible for 

 Appointment? 



All permanent positions in the Forest Service are filled by appoint- 

 ment from a list of eligibles furnished by the Civil Service Commis- 

 sion. Eligible lists are established as a result of competitive 

 examination ; some examinations require a written test and others do 

 not. In an examination not requiring a written test, the applicant is 



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