Apprenticeship and Training
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Apprenticeship and Training occupation series (code 0243).
The verdict
In the Human Resources Management Group family, Apprenticeship and Training counts 62 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew from the prior period; pay averages $129,279, which pays above the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- +1.6%
- Pay change
- +0.3%
- Avg tenure
- 13.9 yrs
- Rank in family
- #6 of 7
FedScope read on Apprenticeship and Training (thin series)
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. Pay moved up between the two reporting periods, 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 mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Apprenticeship and Training sits inside the Human Resources Management Group family (code 02), which contains 7 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Apprenticeship and Training postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Human Resources Management Group family. The Human Resources Management Group family totals 42,460 employees, and Apprenticeship and Training accounts for 0.1% of them.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Apprenticeship and Training pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$129,279
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+10.2%
Where Apprenticeship and Training ranks on rich federal pay
Apprenticeship and Training earns more on average than 74% of federal occupation series (403 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Apprenticeship and Training sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Apprenticeship and Training.
Related Occupations in Human Resources Management Group
6 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Resources Management | 33,850 | $124,278 | 15.8 yrs |
| Human Resources Assistance | 6,110 | $64,832 | 11 yrs |
| Equal Employment Opportunity | 2,148 | $132,636 | 17.7 yrs |
| Labor-Management Relations Examining | 189 | $147,423 | 18.8 yrs |
| Mediation | 67 | $157,172 | 12.9 yrs |
| Human Resources Management Student Trainee | 34 | $54,806 | 1.5 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Apprenticeship and Training outside the Human Resources Management Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (62 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($129,279 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Apprenticeship and Training 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 Human Resources Management Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Apprenticeship and Training 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.