Cartography
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (March 2025), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Cartography occupation series (code 1370).
The verdict
With 579 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 2.0% from the prior period. Its average salary of $114,969 pays near the $109,869 federal average.
- Employees
- 579
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $114,969
- Avg tenure
- 14.7 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Cartography
Federal agencies employ 579 people in the Cartography occupation (OPM code 1370), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -2.0% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Cartography pays $114,969 per year on average, 4.6% above the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 2.7% 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 14.7 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
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, 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, Cartography ranks #10 of 25 by headcount, accounting for 1.8% of the family's combined 32,337 employees. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (32nd percentile) of pay among Physical Sciences Group occupations.
Employees
579
-2.0% from prior period
Average Salary
$114,969
+2.7%
Avg Length of Service
14.7 yrs
Occupation Family
Physical Sciences Group
Salary Context
How Cartography pay compares to the federal average of $109,869
Occupation Average
$114,969
Federal Average
$109,869
vs. Federal Avg
+4.6%
Where Cartography ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $114,969 is higher than 72% of federal occupation series (458 of 634). The highlighted bar marks where Cartography sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 634 federal occupation series; Cartography ranks higher than 72%.
Related Occupations in Physical Sciences Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Physical Science | 10,323 | $138,591 | 12.6 yrs |
| Chemistry | 5,165 | $140,120 | 13.9 yrs |
| Meteorology | 2,727 | $123,622 | 15.9 yrs |
| Physics | 2,312 | $155,280 | 13.8 yrs |
| Hydrology | 1,903 | $114,328 | 16.6 yrs |
| Physical Science Technician | 1,794 | $83,137 | 11.4 yrs |
| Hydrologic Technician | 1,636 | $71,877 | 11.5 yrs |
| Geology | 1,469 | $117,766 | 12.2 yrs |
| Health Physics | 888 | $130,197 | 14.1 yrs |
| Navigational Information | 504 | $144,773 | 15.7 yrs |
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Data Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) FedScope Employment Cubes, March 2025. Federal civilian non-seasonal full-time and part-time employees. Data does not include military personnel, postal workers, or intelligence agency staff. Last updated: 2026-03-10.
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