# USAJOBS Federal Jobs Scraper by Series, Grade (`talcoe/usajobs`) Actor

Search open federal jobs on USAJOBS by keyword, occupation series, GS grade, agency and location, with salary, dates and full announcement text, priced per result.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/talcoe/usajobs.md
- **Developed by:** [M Usama](https://apify.com/talcoe) (community)
- **Categories:** Jobs, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

### What does USAJOBS Federal Jobs Scraper do?

It searches open federal job announcements on USAJOBS, the official US government jobs site, and returns clean structured records: title, agency, department, pay plan and grade, salary range, open and close dates, occupation series, locations, and the full announcement text (duties, qualifications, education, how to apply, agency contact). Filter by keyword, occupation series, GS grade, agency and location so a run returns only the openings you care about. Pricing is per result.

### Data source

Public USAJOBS search results and job announcement pages, the same data any visitor sees on usajobs.gov, read live on every run. No login or API key is needed.

### Why use it?

- Recruiters and staffing firms: track new openings by series and grade, and see the agency contact for each one.
- Job boards and career sites: feed a niche board (nursing, IT, contracting, law enforcement) with fresh federal listings.
- Researchers and analysts: study federal hiring by agency, series, location, pay plan and salary.
- Job seekers and coaches: build a daily list of GS 11 to 13 openings in one city without clicking through pages.
- It replaces manual browsing, saved search emails, and stale spreadsheet exports.

### How to use it

1. Open the Actor and set the filters.
2. Click Start. Download results as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read them through the API.
3. Add a Schedule and an Integration (Slack, Google Sheets, webhook) to get new records automatically.

### Input

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `keyword` | Search words, as in the USAJOBS search box. Leave empty to list all open jobs. |
| `location` | City and state, state, or ZIP code, for example `Washington, DC`. |
| `occupationSeries` | Four digit OPM series codes, for example `2210` (IT management) or `0610` (nurse). |
| `agency` | Department names or codes (VA, DoD, Army, Navy, Air Force, DHS, DOJ, HHS, USDA, Treasury, State and others). Other text, such as `Social Security`, is matched against the agency name. |
| `grades` | GS grades to keep, for example `12`, `13`. A job is kept when its grade range covers any of them. |
| `includeDetails` | On by default. Opens each announcement to add duties, qualifications, how to apply, salary range, all locations and the agency contact. Turn off for a faster list only run. |
| `maxResults` | Hard stop for the run. You are billed per result, so this caps the cost. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Apify proxy is recommended for larger runs. |

Example input:

```json
{
    "keyword": "data analyst",
    "location": "Washington, DC",
    "grades": ["12", "13"],
    "maxResults": 50
}
```

### Output

Every record has the same shape. Fields with no value on the announcement are `null`. Example (long text trimmed):

```json
{
    "id": "888446200",
    "title": "Medical Records Administration Specialist",
    "agency": "Veterans Health Administration",
    "department": "Department of Veterans Affairs",
    "location": "Oklahoma City, Oklahoma",
    "payPlanAndGrade": "GS 5 to 11",
    "salaryMin": 40736,
    "salaryMax": 97087,
    "payPeriod": "year",
    "openDate": "2026-10-10",
    "closeDate": "2026-10-20",
    "occupationSeries": "0669",
    "occupationName": "Medical Records Administration",
    "url": "https://www.usajobs.gov/job/888446200",
    "announcementNumber": "CBSU-13086650-27-TDG",
    "controlNumber": "888446200",
    "workSchedule": "Full-time - Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM",
    "appointmentType": "Permanent",
    "hiringPaths": ["Internal to an agency"],
    "locations": ["Oklahoma City, OK"],
    "locationCount": 1,
    "remote": false,
    "telework": "No",
    "relocation": "No",
    "travel": "Not required",
    "securityClearance": "Not Required",
    "supervisory": "No",
    "federalServiceType": "This job is in the Excepted Service",
    "positionSensitivity": "Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk",
    "vacancies": 1,
    "summary": "This position is located in the Health Information Management (HIM) Section...",
    "duties": "- Serves as a technical specialist and subject matter expert in health information management...",
    "conditionsOfEmployment": "- You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job.\n- Selective Service Registration is required...",
    "qualifications": "Applicants pending the completion of educational or certification/licensure requirements...",
    "education": "Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education...",
    "additionalInformation": "During the application process you may have an option to opt-in...",
    "howToApply": "All applicants are encouraged to apply online...",
    "contactName": "VISN 19 HR Contact Center",
    "contactEmail": "V19USAJOBS@VA.GOV",
    "contactPhone": "719-227-4600",
    "applyUrl": "https://www.usajobs.gov/Applicant/Application/ApplyStart/888446200",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-10-11T08:28:44.404Z"
}
```

| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `id` | USAJOBS control number. Stable, safe for deduplication between runs |
| `title`, `agency`, `department` | Job title, hiring agency, parent department |
| `location` | Location as shown in results, with a count when there are several |
| `payPlanAndGrade` | Pay plan and grade or grade range, for example `GS 13` or `GS 5 to 11` |
| `salaryMin`, `salaryMax`, `payPeriod` | Advertised pay range in US dollars and its period |
| `openDate`, `closeDate` | Announcement window as `YYYY-MM-DD` |
| `occupationSeries`, `occupationName` | OPM series code and name |
| `hiringPaths` | Who may apply (public, veterans, federal employees and so on) |
| `locations` | Every duty location listed on the announcement |
| `summary` to `howToApply` | Announcement sections as plain text (only with `includeDetails`) |
| `contactName`, `contactEmail`, `contactPhone` | Agency contact published on the announcement |

### Pricing

Pay per event: a small fee when a run starts, then a fixed price per result returned. You only pay for records that pass your filters. Set `maxResults` to cap any run.

### Limitations

- Only open announcements are returned. Closed jobs are not listed by USAJOBS.
- One search returns at most 10,000 jobs, the limit of the site itself. Narrow the filters to go deeper.
- Grade and agency name filters (other than the main departments) are applied after the search, so very narrow combinations scan more pages and take longer.
- Some announcements omit fields such as vacancies or contact email. Those come back as `null`.
- Positions with no GS grade (wage grade, Veterans Health Administration and other pay plans) are not kept when you set `grades`.

### FAQ

**Is this legal?** The Actor reads listings the site publishes for any visitor without a login and stores only business information published for that purpose. You are responsible for how you use the data.

**Do I need a USAJOBS API key?** No.

**Something is missing or broken?** Open an issue in the Issues tab; response time is usually under a day.

# Actor input Schema

## `keyword` (type: `string`):

Search words, as on the USAJOBS search box. Matches title, duties and announcement text. Leave empty to list all open jobs.

## `location` (type: `string`):

City and state, state, or ZIP code, for example 'Washington, DC' or 'Texas'. Leave empty for all locations.

## `occupationSeries` (type: `array`):

Four digit OPM occupational series codes, for example 2210 (IT management), 0343 (management and program analysis), 0610 (nurse), 1102 (contracting).

## `agency` (type: `array`):

Department names or short codes (VA, DoD, Army, Navy, Air Force, DHS, DOJ, HHS, USDA, Treasury, State, Interior and others). Any other text is matched against the agency name, for example 'Social Security'.

## `grades` (type: `array`):

General Schedule grades to keep, for example 11, 12, 13. A job is kept when its grade range covers any of them. Leave empty for all pay plans and grades.

## `includeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Open each job page to add duties, qualifications, how to apply, salary range, all locations and the agency contact. Turn off for a faster list only run.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Hard stop for the run. You are billed per result, so this caps the cost.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Apify proxy is recommended for larger runs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keyword": "data analyst",
  "location": "",
  "occupationSeries": [],
  "agency": [],
  "grades": [],
  "includeDetails": true,
  "maxResults": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "keyword": "data analyst",
    "maxResults": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("talcoe/usajobs").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "keyword": "data analyst",
    "maxResults": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("talcoe/usajobs").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "keyword": "data analyst",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call talcoe/usajobs --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,talcoe/usajobs"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/wVOre68wSy3iFirbJ/builds/ij2XFhV6fBw06uhfX/openapi.json