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Schedule A is a special appointing authority for individuals with severe disabilities to join the federal government without competition. Learn more about the eligibility, application process, and benefits of Schedule A on OPM.gov.
Learn how to use Schedule A to apply for federal jobs if you have an intellectual, physical, or psychiatric disability. Find out how to identify open positions, prepare your application, and obtain proof of disability documentation.
Schedule A is a hiring authority that Federal agencies may use to hire qualified individuals with disabilities into positions non-competitively without going through the often lengthy traditional hiring process. .
Schedule A refers to a special hiring authority that gives federal agencies an optional, and potentially quicker, way to hire individuals with disabilities. Applying under Schedule A offers an exception to the traditional competitive hiring process.
Schedule A is a non-competitive appointing authority that allows the federal government to hire qualified candidates with disabilities who meet OPM guidelines. Learn how to use Schedule A as a hiring manager, HR professional, disability program manager, service provider or applicant with disability.
You qualify for Schedule A if you receive state disability benefits, Social Security disability benefits (SSDI or SSI), Veterans Administration (VA) disability benefits or if you received services from your State Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Agency.
Learn how to use Schedule A, a non-competitive hiring authority, to get a Federal job as a person with a disability. Find out how to apply, what agencies offer, and what accommodations are available.
