DOD Civilian COOL Summary - 1310

Federal Occupation Description

This series includes positions that advise, administer, supervise, or perform research or other professional and scientific work in the investigation and application of the relations between space, time, matter, and energy in the areas of mechanics, sound, optics, heat, electricity, magnetism, radiation, or atomic and nuclear phenomena.

For job opportunities in this series, go to the Office of Personnel Management USAJOBS website.

Other Federal Occupations

It is not uncommon for individuals in one federal occupational series to perform duties related to another series within the same federal occupational group. To find out about the certifications for another series in the PHYSICAL SCIENCES GROUP, click on that series below. Note that credentials have not yet been identified for all series – links are provided only to those series for which the identification of credentials has been completed. Additional series will be added over time.

1301 - General Physical Science Series
1306 - Health Physics
1311 - Physical Science Technician
1313 - Geophysics Series
1315 - Hydrology Series
1316 - Hydrologic Technician Series
1320 - Chemistry Series
1321 - Metallurgy Series
1330 - Astronomy and Space Science Series
1340 - Meteorology Series
1341 - Meteorological Technician Series
1350 - Geology Series
1360 - Oceanography Series
1361 - Navigational Information Series
1370 - Cartography Series
1371 - Cartographic Technician Series
1372 - Geodesy Series
1373 - Land Surveying Series
1374 - Geodetic Technician Series
1380 - Forest Products Technology Series
1382 - Food Technology Series
1384 - Textile Technology Series
1386 - Photographic Technology Series
1397 - Document Analysis Series
1399 - Physical Science Student Trainee Series

The following certifications have been identified as most relevant to the broad duties of this federal occupational series. Please note that these credentials may not reflect all of the unique job functions that you perform within your organization. Also these credentials may require additional education, training or experience. For more information about any credential, click on the credential title below.

	Compare	Credential	Agency	Related As	GI Bill^®	Accreditation	ID
		Certified Health Physicist Is Not In Demand	American Board of Health Physics	Some
		Certificate in Therapeutic Radiologic Physics Is Not In Demand	American Board of Radiology	Some

State Licenses

Some states have specific licensing requirements for the following related civilian occupations. These state licenses may require additional education, training or experience. Click on the occupation below to get more information on state requirements from the U.S. Department of Labor.

Natural Sciences Managers

Related Civilian Private Sector Occupations

The following civilian private sector occupations are similar to the duties performed by 1310 - Physics. These occupations may require additional education, training or experience. For more information about these occupations, click on the civilian occupation below.

Civilian Job	Duties Matched	Bright Outlook	Local Salary Info
Biochemists and Biophysicists	Some	Bright Outlook	find local salary
Natural Sciences Managers	Some	Bright Outlook	find local salary
Physicists	Most	Bright Outlook	find local salary
Social Science Research Assistants	Some		find local salary

Credential Table Legend

In Demand

The U.S. Department of Labor sponsored CareerOneStop's analysis indicates the certification is frequently mentioned in online job postings.

Related As

The credentials shown in this table are related to this federal occupation in one of three ways: Most, Some, or Other.

MOST

Credential is directly related to most of the major duties associated with the federal occupation (at least 80%). Note that the credential may require additional education, training or experience before you are eligible for them. To ensure a complete understanding of the credential requirements, click on the credential name in the table and review the page that follows.

SOME

Credential is related to some tasks associated with the duties of the federal occupation (related 80% to at least one or more critical tasks but less than 80% of all of the entire federal occupation). Note that the credential may require additional education, training or experience before you are eligible for them. To ensure a complete understanding of credential requirements, click on the credential name in the table and review the page that follows.

OTHER

Credential is related to this federal occupation, but is more advanced or specialized and therefore will likely require additional education, training, or experience.

GI Bill^®

Reimbursement for exam fees has been approved for payment through the GI Bill for the credentials with the GI Bill icon in this column.

Note: GI Bill approval data is updated quarterly. For the latest information, visit the WEAMS Licenses/Certifications Search page. Make sure to select "Both" in the LAC Category Type drop-down before searching.

Accreditation

This icon indicates that the credential has been accredited by at least one of the following. Hover over this icon to see which ones it has. See below for more information on what is listed in the hover text.

ANSI

ANSI indicates that the credential has been accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Accreditation is the process by which a credentialing or educational program is evaluated against defined standards, and if it meets these standards, is awarded recognition by a third party. ANSI accreditation tells you that the credential meets documented standards of quality. Click here for the external link to ANSI site for more information.

NCCA

NCCA indicates that the credential has been accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). Accreditation is the process by which a credentialing or educational program is evaluated against defined standards, and if it meets these standards, is awarded recognition by a third party. NCCA accreditation tells you that the credential meets documented standards of quality. Click here for the external link to NCCA site for more information.

ICAC

ICAC indicates that the credential has been accredited by the International Certification Accreditation Council (ICAC). ICAC accreditation tells you that the credential meets documented standards of quality, which you can review on their web site. Click here for the external link to ICAC site for more information.

ABSNC

ABSNC indicates that the credential has been accredited by the Accreditation Board for Specialty Nursing Certification (ABSNC). ABSNC accreditation tells you that the credential meets documented standards of quality, which you can review on their web site. Click here for the external link to ABSNC site for more information.

IAS

IAS indicates that the credential has been accredited by the International Accreditation Service (IAS). IAS accreditation tells you that the credential meets documented standards of quality, which you can review on their web site. Click here for the external link to IAS site for more information.

Civilian Private Sector Occupations Table Legend

Duties Matched

The civilian and federal occupations share either most job duties or some job duties.

MOST

Tasks in these careers match most duties of the federal occupation (approximately 80% or greater)

SOME

Tasks in these careers match some duties of the federal occupation (greater than 20% but less than 80%)

Bright Outlook

The Bright Outlook icon indicates that new job opportunities are very likely in the future for this job.

Registered Apprenticeship

The Registered Apprenticeship icon indicates that this job has an apprenticeship program registered with the U.S. Department of Labor.

Local Salary Information

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1310 - Physics

Federal Occupation Description

Federal Occupation Description

Other Federal Occupations

State Licenses

Related Civilian Private Sector Occupations

In Demand

GI Bill®

ANSI

ICAC

NCCA

ABSNC

IAS

Some

Most

Other

GI Bill^®