Animal Health Technician
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Animal Health Technician occupation series (code 0704).
The verdict
Animal Health Technician is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 415 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Veterinary Medical Science Group family. At an average salary of $67,066 it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount grew 1.2% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 415
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $67,066
- Avg tenure
- 13.1 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Animal Health Technician
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Animal Health Technician occupation (OPM code 0704): 415 people, headcount up 1.2% 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 average salary for Animal Health Technician is $67,066 per year. Salaries moved down by -0.7% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. Average length of service in this role is 13.1 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
The Veterinary Medical Science Group family (code 07) groups Animal Health Technician together with 2 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Animal Health Technician postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Veterinary Medical Science Group family.
Animal Health Technician makes up 21.3% of the 1,949 employees across the Veterinary Medical Science Group family, ranking #2 of 3 occupations in that family by headcount.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Animal Health Technician pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$67,066
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-42.8%
Where Animal Health Technician ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $67,066 is higher than 22% of federal occupation series (119 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Animal Health Technician sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Animal Health Technician ranks higher than 22%.
Related Occupations in Veterinary Medical Science Group
2 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterinary Medical Science | 1,510 | $132,360 | 14.4 yrs |
| Veterinary Student Trainee | 24 | $56,423 | 1.5 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Animal Health Technician outside the Veterinary Medical Science Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (415 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($67,066 here).
Key takeaways
- Animal Health Technician pays below the federal average by 42.8% ($67,066 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 22nd percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 415 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 1.2% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Animal Health Technician ranks #315 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Animal Health Technician makes up 21.3% of the 1,949 employees across the Veterinary Medical Science Group family, ranking #2 of 3 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.