Archeology
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Archeology occupation series (code 0193).
The verdict
Archeology is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 1,448 employees (0.1% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family. At an average salary of $91,675 it pays below the federal average, and headcount declined from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- -1.0%
- Pay change
- +0.1%
- Avg tenure
- 12 yrs
- Rank in family
- #10 of 29
FedScope read on Archeology (dense series)
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 mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
The Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family (code 01) groups Archeology together with 28 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Archeology postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family. Across the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, 101,196 employees work in 29 occupations; Archeology is 1.4% of that headcount. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (30th percentile) of pay among Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group occupations.
Salary Context
How Archeology pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$91,675
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-21.9%
Where Archeology ranks on federal pay
Archeology earns more on average than 47% of federal occupation series (253 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Archeology sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Archeology.
Related Occupations in Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Insurance Administration | 24,044 | $105,855 | 17.7 yrs |
| Social Work | 22,339 | $112,147 | 10 yrs |
| Social Science | 13,513 | $109,039 | 11.8 yrs |
| Intelligence | 12,860 | n/a | 15 yrs |
| Psychology | 10,259 | $144,240 | 10.7 yrs |
| Economist | 3,774 | $158,425 | 14.1 yrs |
| Foreign Affairs | 2,748 | $155,920 | 14.4 yrs |
| Health Insurance Administration | 2,443 | $149,476 | 15.3 yrs |
| Social Science Aid and Technician | 1,534 | $67,632 | 12.4 yrs |
| Social Services Aid and Assistant | 962 | $59,911 | 11.7 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Archeology outside the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (1,448 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($91,675 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Archeology 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 Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Archeology 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.