Business and Industry Student Trainee
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Business and Industry Student Trainee occupation series (code 1199).
The verdict
Business and Industry Student Trainee is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 200 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Business and Industry Group family. At an average salary of $41,212 it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount grew 8.7% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 200
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $41,212
- Avg tenure
- 0.7 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Business and Industry Student Trainee
Federal agencies employ 200 people in the Business and Industry Student Trainee occupation (OPM code 1199), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 1,953,300 for the June 2026 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved up by 8.7% 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.
Average tenure in Business and Industry Student Trainee runs 0.7 years, a comparatively short average tenure, which can reflect faster turnover, a competitive private-sector alternative, or a newer program still building up its workforce. Pay averages $41,212 per year, down -1.6% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement.
Code 11, the Business and Industry Group family, is where the federal government classifies Business and Industry Student Trainee alongside 24 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Business and Industry Student Trainee postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Business and Industry Group family.
Within the Business and Industry Group family, Business and Industry Student Trainee ranks #20 of 25 by headcount, accounting for 0.2% of the family's combined 83,993 employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Business and Industry Student Trainee pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$41,212
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-64.9%
Where Business and Industry Student Trainee ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $41,212 is higher than 1% of federal occupation series (3 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Business and Industry Student Trainee sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Business and Industry Student Trainee ranks higher than 1%.
Related Occupations in Business and Industry Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contracting | 30,323 | $132,449 | 14.4 yrs |
| General Business and Industry | 25,675 | $123,489 | 14.9 yrs |
| Production Control | 5,015 | $99,508 | 14.6 yrs |
| Loan Specialist | 3,952 | $95,452 | 12.7 yrs |
| Realty | 3,282 | $112,506 | 15.3 yrs |
| Grants Management | 3,042 | $129,704 | 14.5 yrs |
| Purchasing | 2,225 | $59,039 | 13.1 yrs |
| Internal Revenue Officer | 2,183 | n/a | 14.7 yrs |
| Housing Management | 1,724 | $91,096 | 12.5 yrs |
| Commissary Management | 1,174 | n/a | 19.2 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Business and Industry Student Trainee outside the Business and Industry Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (200 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($41,212 here).
Key takeaways
- Business and Industry Student Trainee pays below the federal average by 64.9% ($41,212 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 1st percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 200 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 8.7% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Business and Industry Student Trainee ranks #407 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Business and Industry Group family, Business and Industry Student Trainee ranks #20 of 25 by headcount, accounting for 0.2% of the family's combined 83,993 employees.
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.