Agricultural Marketing
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Agricultural Marketing occupation series (code 1146): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
With 367 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Agricultural Marketing ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Business and Industry Group family, and headcount declined 0.3% from the prior period. Its average salary of $125,864 pays near the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 367
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $125,864
- Avg tenure
- 17.3 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Agricultural Marketing
Federal agencies employ 367 people in the Agricultural Marketing occupation (OPM code 1146), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 1,953,300 for the June 2026 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -0.3% 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.
Average tenure in Agricultural Marketing runs 17.3 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Pay averages $125,864 per year, up 0.1% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
The Business and Industry Group family (code 11) groups Agricultural Marketing together with 24 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Agricultural Marketing postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Business and Industry Group family.
Agricultural Marketing makes up 0.4% of the 83,993 employees across the Business and Industry Group family, ranking #18 of 25 occupations in that family by headcount.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Agricultural Marketing pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$125,864
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+7.3%
Where Agricultural Marketing ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $125,864 is higher than 72% of federal occupation series (392 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Agricultural Marketing sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Agricultural Marketing ranks higher than 72%.
Related Occupations in Business and Industry Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contracting | 30,323 | $132,449 | 14.4 yrs |
| General Business and Industry | 25,675 | $123,489 | 14.9 yrs |
| Production Control | 5,015 | $99,508 | 14.6 yrs |
| Loan Specialist | 3,952 | $95,452 | 12.7 yrs |
| Realty | 3,282 | $112,506 | 15.3 yrs |
| Grants Management | 3,042 | $129,704 | 14.5 yrs |
| Purchasing | 2,225 | $59,039 | 13.1 yrs |
| Internal Revenue Officer | 2,183 | n/a | 14.7 yrs |
| Housing Management | 1,724 | $91,096 | 12.5 yrs |
| Commissary Management | 1,174 | n/a | 19.2 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Agricultural Marketing outside the Business and Industry Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (367 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($125,864 here).
Key takeaways
- Agricultural Marketing pays near the federal average by 7.3% ($125,864 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 72nd percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 367 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.3% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Agricultural Marketing ranks #335 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Agricultural Marketing makes up 0.4% of the 83,993 employees across the Business and Industry Group family, ranking #18 of 25 occupations in that family by headcount.
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.