of salary they are earning. List of other pay scale terms AD: Administratively Determined DB: Demonstration Army Engineers and Scientists External Link DE: Demonstration Army Technical and Business Support External Link DJ: Demonstration Army Administrative External Link DK: Demonstration Army General Support External Link DN: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board External Link DO: Demonstration Air Force Business Management and Professional External Link DP: Scientific and Engineering (S&E) External Link (page 10) DR: Demonstration Air Force Scientist and Engineer External Link DS: Technical Specialist External Link (page 10) DU: Demonstration Air Force Mission Support External Link DX: Demonstration Air Force Technician External Link ES: executive schedule FO, FP, FS: Foreign Service (Department of State, USAID, Commerce, Agriculture) FR: Federal Reserve System External Link FV: Federal Aviation Administration GG: General schedule, excepted service (except patent examiners) GM, GL, GP, GR: e.g., see General Schedule Supervisory Guide and U.S. Personnel Management – Pay & Leave HS: House Employee Schedule, governs salaries of employees of the United States House of Representatives and is maintained by the Committee on House Administration. HWS: House Wage Schedule, similar to the House Employee Schedule but applies to certain House employees not employed by Member offices. IA: Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS)—used by the Navy and others External link IC: Incident Command – FEMA Exempted Service Intermittent Disaster Staff (FEMA Reservist) IT: Incident Teams – FEMA Exempted Service Incident Management Staff (FEMA CORE) Pay Band I–V JS: Judiciary Salary – U.S. Courts NF: Non-Appropriated Fund NH, NJ, NK: AcqDemo (DOD Civilian Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project NY: Corporation for National and Community Service SK: United States Securities and Exchange Commission pay scale SV: Department of Homeland Security excepted service (i.e., Transportation Security Administration) VN: Federal medical careers WG: Wage grade WM: Wage Mariner. Operates government owned, government operated (GOGO) ships for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Military Sealift Command (MSC) among other agencies. Y (National Security Personnel System): Formerly used for Department of Defense (DoD) civil service jobs (approx. 2006–2012) There are four Career Groups: (1) Standard: YA, YB, YC, YP, (2) Scientific and Engineering: YD, YE, YF, (3) Medical: YG, YH, YI, YJ, (4) Investigative and Protective Services: YK, YL, YM, YN (NSPS was repealed in 2009; see National Security Personnel System for more info) Z: National Institute of Standards and Technology's Alternative Personnel Management System (APMS) References Army Regulation 570-4, p. 39–40. External links