5 CFR § 316.904 - Classification.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t5/s316.904"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "5 CFR § 316.904 - Classification."
title_number: 5
title_name: "Administrative Personnel"
section_number: "316.904"
section_name: "Classification."
chapter_name: "OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS"
part_number: "316"
part_name: "TEMPORARY AND TERM EMPLOYMENT"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "5 U.S.C. 3301, 3302; E.O. 10577, 19 FR 7521, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218; E.O. 14284, 90 FR 17729; 5 CFR 2.2(c)."
regulatory_source: "33 FR 12423, Sept. 4, 1968, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "316"
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# 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/occupationalhandbook.pdf.*