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Administrative Specialist

Department of State HeadquartersWashington, District of Columbia, United StatesFull-time$85,447 - $111,087 per yearPosted Nov 6, 2026Closes Nov 13, 2026

Department of State Headquarters is hiring for the position of Administrative Specialist in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. It is listed as a full-time position.

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Department of State Headquarters is hiring for the position of Administrative Specialist in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. It is listed as a full-time position.

The advert names payroll as a skill for this role.

The listing gives the pay as $85,447 - $111,087 per year.

The advert does not mention visa sponsorship. If you would move to United States for this job, check the official work permit route first (DGJ Insight lists it where we have it).

Dev Global Jobs found this job on USAJobs on Nov 6, 2026; applications close on Nov 13, 2026.

Employer
Department of State Headquarters
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Job type
Full-time
Pay
$85,447 - $111,087 per year
Found
Nov 6, 2026 on USAJobs
Closes
Nov 13, 2026
Employer text
440 words, about 2 min to read
Skills named in the advert
payroll
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Updated Nov 6, 2026
Pay benchmark
Average wage, United States
$86,977 average / year

This job's listed pay is 13% above the benchmark.

This job: $85,447 to 111,087

Source: OECD Average annual wages, 2025

Work permit route
  • H-1B specialty occupation: Employer petition, bachelor's degree or higher in the specialty; annual cap and lottery
  • L-1 intracompany transferee: Employees of a related company abroad transferring to a US office
  • O-1 extraordinary ability: Evidence of extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics

Official routes: USCIS

Job description

About the role

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Applicants must meet all the qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. If you are qualifying based on education OR if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcript with your application. Applicants applying for the GS-11 grade level must meet one of the following requirements: A.

Have at least 1 full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service which provided you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the duties of the position. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience preparing annual budget for an organization, this can include reviewing budgetary reports to extract historical obligations and expenditures to assist in creating budget.

Experience managing time and attendance for organization to include researching and resolving employee payroll functions associated with submission of an employee's time and attendance. Experience providing technical assistance to review and prepare responses or correspondence on behalf of organization. OR B. Have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.M. from an accredited college or university. OR C.

Have a combination of graduate level education and specialized experience (as described above), which is equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal Service. This experience and education together meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position.

Combination of Experience and Education: When an applicant has less than one year of specialized experience as described in the announcement, he or she may combine successfully completed graduate-level education with experience to meet the total qualification requirements. Generally, 18 graduate semester hours is equivalent to 1 full-time year of graduate study (your school and department determine what constitutes 1 full time year of graduate study).

The percentage of specialized work experience and the percentage of graduate study must total at least 100%. Note: All applicants WILL BE required to submit transcripts as verification of educational requirement. If you fail to provide requested information, or the information you submit is insufficient to verify your eligibility, you may lose consideration for this position.

Serves as travel officer, coordinating travel arrangements for the Commission and staff, board members and all other personnel traveling on behalf of the Commission,Reviews travel vouchers to ensure that all vouchers received are in compliance with agency regulations.,Assists in the preparation of financial and outlay plans for the Commission.,Works with the Special Assistant to maintains inventory records in order to record all non-expendable personal property in the Commission's property management system.,Prepares acknowledgements and other similar non-technical responses to correspondence and information requests.

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