---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 316.904"
title: "5"
number: "316.904"
heading: "Classification."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/316.904"
---

# §316.904. Classification.


Post-secondary student positions under the General Schedule or appropriate pay plan must be classified to the -99 series of the appropriate occupational group. Federal Wage System positions filled under the authority in this subpart must be classified to the -01 series of the appropriate occupational group. Agencies may refer to OPM's, “Introduction to the Position Classification Standards” at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/classifying-general-schedule-positions/positionclassificationintro.pdf for a definition of these positions. In addition, agencies can refer to the “Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families” available at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/classifying-general-schedule-positions/occupational handbook.pdf. Agencies may also attach career ladders or promotion potential beyond the General Schedule (GS) 11 grade level (or equivalent) with positions filled under this authority.


## Notes

### Amendments

[86 FR 46107, Aug. 18, 2021, as amended at 91 FR 7809, Feb. 19, 2026]

### Source

Source: 86 FR 46107, Aug. 18, 2021, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301, 3302, 3316. E.O. 10577, 19 FR 7521, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218; E.O. 14284, 90 FR 17729. 5 CFR 2.2(c).

### Source

Source: 33 FR 12423, Sept. 4, 1968, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[86 FR 46107, Aug. 18, 2021, as amended at 91 FR 7809, Feb. 19, 2026]