Agricultural Engineering
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Agricultural Engineering occupation series (code 0890).
The verdict
Agricultural Engineering is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 221 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Engineering and Architecture Group family. At an average salary of $114,428 it pays near the federal average, and headcount edged down from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- -0.5%
- Pay change
- +0.3%
- Avg tenure
- 16.1 yrs
- Rank in family
- #26 of 29
What the Numbers Say About Agricultural Engineering
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Headcount moved down versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend. As for pay, the latest move was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Code 08, the Engineering and Architecture Group family, is where the federal government classifies Agricultural Engineering alongside 28 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Agricultural Engineering postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Engineering and Architecture Group family. Across the Engineering and Architecture Group family, 120,278 employees work in 29 occupations; Agricultural Engineering is 0.2% of that headcount.
Salary Context
How Agricultural Engineering pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$114,428
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-2.5%
Where Agricultural Engineering ranks on federal pay
Agricultural Engineering earns more on average than 63% of federal occupation series (342 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Agricultural Engineering sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Agricultural Engineering.
Related Occupations in Engineering and Architecture Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Engineering | 27,619 | $158,941 | 16.9 yrs |
| Engineering Technical | 14,443 | $93,062 | 15.2 yrs |
| Mechanical Engineering | 12,920 | $136,601 | 11.9 yrs |
| Electronics Engineering | 12,889 | $155,270 | 16.8 yrs |
| Civil Engineering | 10,260 | $124,230 | 14.7 yrs |
| Aerospace Engineering | 8,359 | $155,848 | 14.8 yrs |
| Electronics Technical | 7,298 | $103,713 | 15.6 yrs |
| Electrical Engineering | 5,231 | $142,419 | 13.5 yrs |
| Computer Engineering | 3,753 | $160,672 | 14.2 yrs |
| Nuclear Engineering | 2,813 | n/a | 13.5 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Agricultural Engineering outside the Engineering and Architecture Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (221 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($114,428 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Agricultural Engineering 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 Engineering and Architecture Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Agricultural Engineering 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.