Also called: Paperwork Reduction Act Clearance Officer, Forms Manager
Gets every official government form approved by the White House budget office and keeps forms short, legal and easy to fill out.
A program office wants a new 14-page survey for farmers, and you push them to cut it to four. You estimate how many hours it will take the public to fill out, post a notice for public comment, and send the package to OMB for its control number. Then you check that the old version is retired everywhere.
Federal GS-11 to GS-14 pay; state forms managers earn less.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in public administration, business or communications; learned on the job in a federal agency.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Public Administration, Communications, Business Administration.
Growing about average. Every federal agency must have one under the Paperwork Reduction Act; few openings but steady.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI drafts plain-language questions and burden estimates; negotiating cuts and meeting federal law stays human.
Classes: English composition, Government, Statistics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1111.
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