Supervisory Economist/Supervisory Statistician (Economics)
What you'd do
The Bureau of Labor Statistics measures labor market activity, working conditions, price changes, and productivity in the U.S. economy to support public and private decision making. The position is located in the Office of Field Operations, Division of Federal/State Cooperative Programs. This is an interdisciplinary position and may be filled either as an Economist or Statistician (Economics).
Major duties
Duties include, but are not limited to: Oversees and ensures execution by Bureau of Labor Statistics regional staff of the annual labor force Federal/State cooperative agreements Assists in establishing and maintaining state and contract communications networks, data collection, and data analysis and publication processes; and the timely collection and reporting of accurate data by state government personnel or contract staff and regional offices Participates in activities involved in running contract operations which include BLS Data Collection Centers and the BLS Electronic Data Interchange Center Plans, establishes, and communicates work priorities to staff members; provides training and identifies staff development needs; interviews and selects candidates for vacancies; establishes performance standards and evaluates performance; initiates disciplinary measures and adverse actions as needed
What you need to qualify
Basic Requirement Economist, 0110: A) Degree: economics, that included at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus. OR B) Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in economics, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Statistician, 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) 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. Specialized Experience In addition to the basic requirements above, applicants must have 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-13, in the Federal Service. This one year of specialized experience must be in or related to the field of economics or statistics and must have equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position to be filled. This experience must demonstrate a thorough understanding of economic principles and theories and a wide knowledge of current economic factors and their implications. Qualifying experience must include ALL of the following: Coordinating and monitoring economic or statistical projects and providing input and guidance to achieve program development, business process improvement, production activities, and research; Developing new methods of economic or statistical analysis or knowledge for important decisions on economic or statistical programs or services; Managing resources, planning work, setting and adjusting priorities, and preparing schedules for the completion of assignments with tight deadlines.
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