Agronomy
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Agronomy occupation series (code 0471), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
In the Biological Sciences Group family, Agronomy counts 160 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew from the prior period; pay averages $114,506, which pays near the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- +1.3%
- Pay change
- -0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 16 yrs
- Rank in family
- #26 of 31
What the Numbers Say About Agronomy
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 up 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 Biological Sciences Group family (code 04) groups Agronomy together with 30 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Agronomy postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Biological Sciences Group family. Across the Biological Sciences Group family, 67,961 employees work in 31 occupations; Agronomy is 0.2% of that headcount.
Salary Context
How Agronomy pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$114,506
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-2.4%
Where Agronomy ranks on federal pay
Agronomy earns more on average than 63% of federal occupation series (343 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Agronomy sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Agronomy.
Related Occupations in Biological Sciences Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences | 23,662 | $124,641 | 14 yrs |
| Forestry Technician | 11,090 | $61,659 | 8.7 yrs |
| Wildland Fire Management | 9,667 | $64,457 | 7 yrs |
| Biological Science Technician | 5,212 | $56,618 | 8.9 yrs |
| Soil Conservation | 4,101 | $89,391 | 13.8 yrs |
| Wildlife Biology | 1,868 | $95,468 | 16.3 yrs |
| Fish Biology | 1,629 | $116,550 | 16.2 yrs |
| Microbiology | 1,629 | $143,306 | 16.3 yrs |
| Forestry | 1,626 | $88,902 | 15.1 yrs |
| Ecology | 989 | $122,664 | 16.1 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Agronomy outside the Biological Sciences Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (160 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($114,506 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Agronomy 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 Biological Sciences Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Agronomy 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.