Administration and Office Support Student Trainee
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Administration and Office Support Student Trainee occupation series (code 0399), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 738 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Administration and Office Support Student Trainee ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, and headcount grew from the prior period. Its average salary of $43,741 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- +50.6%
- Pay change
- -5.5%
- Avg tenure
- 1.2 yrs
- Rank in family
- #15 of 31
What the Numbers Say About Administration and Office Support Student Trainee
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a comparatively short average tenure, which can reflect faster turnover, a competitive private-sector alternative, or a newer program still building up its workforce. Headcount moved up versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. As for pay, the latest move was a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce.
Administration and Office Support Student Trainee sits inside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family (code 03), which contains 31 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Administration and Office Support Student Trainee postings should also review these sibling occupations in the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family. Across the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, 260,640 employees work in 31 occupations; Administration and Office Support Student Trainee is 0.3% of that headcount. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (7th percentile) of pay among General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Administration and Office Support Student Trainee pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$43,741
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-62.7%
Where Administration and Office Support Student Trainee ranks on lean federal pay
Administration and Office Support Student Trainee earns more on average than 2% of federal occupation series (10 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Administration and Office Support Student Trainee sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Administration and Office Support Student Trainee.
Related Occupations in General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Administration and Program | 84,990 | $125,183 | 15.6 yrs |
| Management and Program Analysis | 73,337 | $134,823 | 16.7 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant | 35,782 | $53,568 | 10.4 yrs |
| Logistics Management | 20,350 | $117,169 | 15 yrs |
| Program Management | 15,235 | $178,573 | 19.9 yrs |
| Administrative Officer | 8,149 | $110,689 | 18 yrs |
| Secretary | 5,419 | $66,321 | 14.3 yrs |
| Telecommunications | 3,607 | $127,955 | 16.5 yrs |
| Management and Program Clerical and Assistance | 3,112 | $68,111 | 14 yrs |
| Government Information Specialist | 2,335 | $124,799 | 17.1 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Administration and Office Support Student Trainee outside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (738 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($43,741 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Administration and Office Support Student Trainee pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Administration and Office Support Student Trainee postings on USAJOBS.
OPM FedScope and Federal Workforce Data figures are federal civilian headcounts, average salaries, and length-of-service statistics - not job-quality scores, hiring advice, or a live vacancy listing. A larger or higher-paid agency is not a better employer.