Gyeonggi Province to Hire 2,862 New Public Officials… 743 More Than Last Year

Gyeonggi Province will hire 2,862 new public officials this year.

This represents an increase of 743 from last year's 2,119, marking the largest-scale recruitment since 1993.

The province announced on the 5th that it will recruit a total of 2,862 new public officials this year, including positions in general administration (Grade 9), taxation (Grade 9), and social welfare.

A provincial official stated, "The increase in this year's new hires is due to growing demand for new personnel across cities and counties as vacancies arose from retirements and parental leave," and explained that "among 31 cities and counties in the province, 25 saw an increase in recruitment scale."

By major job category, recruitment numbers include 1,396 for general administration (Grade 9), 130 for taxation (Grade 9), 280 for facilities (Grade 9), 22 for general administration (Grade 7), and 20 for Grade 9 (high school graduates).

Additionally, 41 Grade 7 and 2,309 Grade 8·9 positions will be filled through open competition, while 34 research specialists and instructors and 14 veterinary Grade 7 positions, totaling 151, will be selected through competitive recruitment.

The 361 social welfare positions are currently in the recruitment process following the province's early recruitment policy for social welfare positions.

This year, Gyeonggi Province expanded recruitment of part-time public officials and separate recruitment for socially disadvantaged groups including the disabled and low-income earners.

Accordingly, the selection ratio for part-time positions will expand from 3% to 6% of last year's planned recruitment, the disabled from 3.8% to 5.5%, and the low-income from 1.87% to 3.0%, with 314 part-time officials, 142 disabled individuals, and 76 low-income earners to be selected respectively.

Meanwhile, the average competition ratio for last year's open competitive examination was 24:1 for Grade 8·9 (excluding social welfare positions) and 303:1 for Grade 7.

For detailed information about the examination, applicants can refer to the Gyeonggi Province Test Information website and city·county·district website notices, or contact the Gyeonggi Province Personnel Division Talent Recruitment Team (031-8008-4040, 4045~4047, 4063).