Agricultural Program Specialist
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Agricultural Program Specialist occupation series (code 1145).
The verdict
With 312 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Agricultural Program Specialist ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Business and Industry Group family, and headcount edged down from the prior period. Its average salary of $114,066 pays near the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -0.6%
- Pay change
- +0.1%
- Avg tenure
- 18.3 yrs
- Rank in family
- #19 of 25
What the Numbers Say About Agricultural Program Specialist
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, 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.
The Business and Industry Group family (code 11) groups Agricultural Program Specialist together with 24 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Agricultural Program Specialist postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Business and Industry Group family. The Business and Industry Group family totals 83,993 employees, and Agricultural Program Specialist accounts for 0.4% of them.
Salary Context
How Agricultural Program Specialist pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$114,066
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-2.8%
Where Agricultural Program Specialist ranks on federal pay
Agricultural Program Specialist earns more on average than 63% of federal occupation series (340 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Agricultural Program Specialist sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Agricultural Program Specialist.
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 Program Specialist 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 (312 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($114,066 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Agricultural Program Specialist 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 Business and Industry Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Agricultural Program Specialist 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.