Agricultural Program Specialist

What the Numbers Say About Agricultural Program Specialist

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Agricultural Program Specialist occupation (OPM code 1145): 377 people, headcount down -0.8% 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.

Agricultural Program Specialist pays $111,718 per year on average, 1.7% above the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 1.3% from the prior period (a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement). Employees in this role stay an average of 18.1 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.

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, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Agricultural Program Specialist makes up 0.3% of the 115,651 employees across the Business and Industry Group family, ranking #21 of 25 occupations in that family by headcount.