Cartographic Technician

What the Numbers Say About Cartographic Technician

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Cartographic Technician occupation (OPM code 1371): 231 people, headcount down -7.6% 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.

Cartographic Technician pays $75,435 per year on average, 31.3% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 4.1% from the prior period (a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce). Employees in this role stay an average of 16.3 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.

The Physical Sciences Group family (code 13) groups Cartographic Technician together with 24 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Cartographic Technician postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Within the Physical Sciences Group family, Cartographic Technician ranks #18 of 25 by headcount, accounting for 0.7% of the family's combined 32,337 employees.