Senior Economist

To qualify for this GS-14 Senior Economist role, you must meet the mandatory education need and have 52 weeks of specialized expertise equivalent to the next lower grade level. Specialized background must involve developing studies of economic impacts of item safety standards or regulatory actions, using various research and analysis techniques, and serving as a technical authority on economic or financial problems.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Mandatory education: Degree in economics with at least 21 semester hours in economics and 3 semester hours in statistics, accounting, or calculus. OR a combination of education and know-how equivalent to a key in economics.
• Weeks of specialized experience at the GS-13 level or equivalent.
• Experience developing studies of economic, financial, or other impacts of solution safety standards or other regulatory or litigation actions.
• Expertise using various research and analysis techniques when assessing economic or other records.
• Background serving as a technical authority on economic or financial impacts or concerns.
• Your resume must obviously show how your abilities and experiences align with the qualifications; we won’t create assumptions set on role titles alone.
• Volunteer work (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) is credited as qualifying know-how.
• All you must encounter qualifications by the closing date of the announcement.

Assist as an authoritative expert on economic impacts of Commission actions or proposed actions.

• Strategy, transport out, or run studies to boost analysis of societal expenses of injuries and upsides assessment.
• Conduct primary studies of financial and economic impacts of offering safety standards or other regulatory, compliance, or litigation actions.
• Analyze effects on production and distribution costs, prices, employment, marketing, competition, field setup, business practices, consumer behavior, financial conditions of firms, and foreign trade.
• Uphold a wide understanding of benefits estimation methodologies in the economic literature.
• Maintain and enhance the Directorate's approaches for estimating societal price of injuries and deaths.
• Use thorough insight of economic literature and techniques employed by other agencies to inform studies.
• Collaborate with other directorates and external stakeholders as needed.

This is a Public Trust Post; requires a background investigation and favorable suitability determination.

• Males born after December 31, 1959 must register with Selective Solution.
• Must finalize a Declaration of Federal Employment (OF-306) and background investigation forms.
• Must finish Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process with two forms of I-9 identification.
• Must cater to a 1-year probationary period.
• Must reside in the nearby commuting sphere of the responsibility station (Bethesda, MD, transitioning to Washington, DC by end of 2026).
• Relocation expenses aren’t cleared.
• Selectee receiving first appointment to Federal State is entitled only to lowest step of grade.

Complete benefits package covering paid vacation, sick exit, and 11 paid holidays per year.

• Life and health insurance, Extended Term Care insurance, dental and vision insurance.
• Versatile spending account program.
• Thrift Savings Blueprint (similar to 401(k)).
• Adaptable perform schedules and transit subsidies.
• Fitness center and employee assistance and wellness programs.

Register through the formal submission portal by opening the announcement and signing in with your the official submission portal/Login.gov account. Wrap up the federal submission questionnaire, attach your federal resume (restricted to two pages) and needed documents (such as unofficial transcripts), and hand in before 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date. Incomplete submissions won’t be considered. If …

This role is filled through Straight Recruit Authority; Veteran's Preference doesn’t put in.

• CPSC gives fair accommodations for candidates with disabilities; contact the Human Resources Specialist listed in the vacancy.
• All info gave will be verified; untrue statements may outcome in not being hired or termination.
• Additional selections may be built from this vacancy announcement.
• Selectees must reside in the local commuting field of the task station; proof of residence may be called for.
• CPSC headquarters will relocate to 441 G Street NW, Washington, DC by close of 2026; this role will transition.
• If you’re having hassle with the authorized submission portal, call on the formal submission portal Assist Center.
• You’ll be notified of submission status through the authorized application portal at four points during the hiring process.

The U.S. Consumer Item Safety Commission (CPSC) is an independent federal agency responsible for protecting the public from unreasonable hazards of injury or death from consumer products. The agency builds voluntary and mandatory standards, matters recalls, and runs research on product-related injuries. The Office of Threat Reduction (EXRR) within the Directorate for Economic Analysis studies the economic effects of CPSC actions on consumers and businesses, including impacts on competitive layout and commercial practices. This Senior Economist role is central to EXRR's mission of analyzing the societal costs of injuries and gains of safety standards.