Cartography
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Cartography occupation series (code 1370).
The verdict
With 487 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Cartography ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Physical Sciences Group family, and headcount declined 0.2% from the prior period. Its average salary of $120,890 pays near the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 487
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $120,890
- Avg tenure
- 16.3 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Cartography
Federal agencies employ 487 people in the Cartography occupation (OPM code 1370), 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 down by -0.2% 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.
Cartography pays $120,890 per year on average, moving down 0.0% from the prior period (a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change). 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.
Cartography sits inside the Physical Sciences Group family (code 13), which contains 25 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Cartography postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Physical Sciences Group family.
Within the Physical Sciences Group family, Cartography ranks #10 of 25 by headcount, accounting for 1.8% of the family's combined 26,960 employees.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Cartography pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$120,890
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+3.0%
Where Cartography ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $120,890 is higher than 68% of federal occupation series (368 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Cartography sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Cartography ranks higher than 68%.
Related Occupations in Physical Sciences Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Physical Science | 8,297 | $145,078 | 14.6 yrs |
| Chemistry | 4,440 | $149,099 | 14.9 yrs |
| Meteorology | 2,494 | $123,942 | 15.9 yrs |
| Physics | 2,009 | $174,005 | 15.9 yrs |
| Physical Science Technician | 1,577 | $78,820 | 13.3 yrs |
| Hydrology | 1,524 | $116,486 | 17.1 yrs |
| Hydrologic Technician | 1,356 | $76,077 | 12.9 yrs |
| Geology | 1,240 | $124,746 | 14 yrs |
| Health Physics | 746 | $146,649 | 16.4 yrs |
| Astronomy and Space Science | 416 | $177,819 | 18 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Cartography outside the Physical Sciences Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (487 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($120,890 here).
Key takeaways
- Cartography pays near the federal average by 3.0% ($120,890 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 68th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 487 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.2% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Cartography ranks #296 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Physical Sciences Group family, Cartography ranks #10 of 25 by headcount, accounting for 1.8% of the family's combined 26,960 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.