What is the difference between wg and ws

In reference to the WG - GS issue. With little exception, I was doing the exact same job initially and then advanced to higher responsibility and skills as I went up my Career Ladder. The hiring command took the next higher pay to my WG pay and then moved up two steps which ended up to be a GS-7 Step-9 at the time. I don't know if they were required to do so but they did it that way. If they hadn't I would not have accepted the job because I was making about hours of overtiime a year in the WG job and the GS job had little opportunity for overtime.

The command further helped me out by giving me a QSI at the same time that I took my final ladder move and I got a Step-7 as a result. The year following that I put in and recieved a GS position and continued doing the same job at the same desk. What a great deal for me!

What a deal! Basic point is many of the WG and GS jobs are actually doing the same function at a given level but most of the GS jobs eventually grow beyond what the WG job is. Welcome Guest! To enable all features please Login or Register.

Perhaps this can help? I too have had similar questions if both positions pay the same at top pay, while the GS position would take 20 years and the WG position takes 5 years, isn't the WG the higher paying pay scheme? Plus all shift work and extra pay aside from OT figures into your retirement with a WB slot.

Most GS workers do not see any premium pay included in their High 3. First, it does not take 20 years to reach top step in GS, it takes 18 years from step 1 to step Second, it does not take 5 yrs to reach top step in WG, it takes 6 years to reach step 5.

There is a much bigger pay spread in the GS series than in the WG series. They are two different animals. If it's really a promotion, then yes, there are some rules that would apply. If it's a situation where you are a WG worker and applied for a GS job in a different type of job would almost have to be then you are doing that voluntarily, and as long as your new GS pay will be any amount above your old WG pay, that's pretty much all they have to do.

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You're right OT doesn't count towards the retirement calculation. Shift differential does count though, for WG. It doesn't count for GS employees. Guess I'm beginning to forget the things I knew about being a WG employee, lol. Going GS will open many new doors for the OP, if they choose to pursue new career paths. New career paths is exactly why I am seriously considering the GS position.

I would love to be able to retire on the Reserve side and find a straight Civilian job. You need to get the local area pay chart. The HR at that location should have one. I talked to a friend that's in the same position at that location, the pay chart I linked is accurate for that location, the only reason I linked the chart was to show progression beyond the wg grade.

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