Promotions - U.S. Office of Personnel Management

A promotion is a change of an employee while continuously employed from one General Schedule (GS) grade to a higher GS grade. See more

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What are the requirements for a career ladder promotion?

The employee must work diligently to ensure their work is at the “Fully Successful” level. This includes asking for feedback on work products, notifying the supervisor if they do not understand an assignment or what the supervisor wants as an end 5 CFR 335.104. Eligibility for career ladder promotion, ADS 418.3.4.4.2(c) Career Ladder Promotion ...

How long does it take to get promoted on a career ladder?

Career ladder arrangements typically call for promotion after a certain period of time, assuming that the performance requirements have been met, such as a jump of two grades two years after the hiring. ...

Can a general schedule employee be promoted to a higher grade?

Generally, general schedule employees who are promoted to a higher grade must receive a pay increase of at least two steps of the former grade. Wage grade employees who are promoted to a higher grade must have their pay set at a rate at least four percent higher than the second step of their former grades. ...

Who can receive a career ladder promotion?

No employee may receive a career ladder promotion unless his or her current rating of record is “Fully Successful” or higher. In addition, no employee may receive a career ladder promotion who has a rating below “Fully Successful” on a critical element that is also critical to performance at the next higher grade on the career ladder. ...

Can a GS employee be promoted on the same day?

The promotion rule in 5 U.S.C. 5334 (b) and the implementing rules in this section apply only to a GS employee who is promoted from one GS grade to a higher GS grade. Consistent with § 531.206, any general pay adjustment that takes effect on the same day as a promotion action must be processed before applying the rules in this section. ...

Can GS employees advance to higher grades?

GS employees may advance to higher grades by promotion at certain intervals (generally after at least a year), as determined by OPM regulations and qualification standards and DOI policies, up to the full promotion potential advertised in the job announcement. ...