Community Planning Technician
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Community Planning Technician occupation series (code 0021), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Community Planning Technician is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 21 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family. At an average salary of n/a it pays below the federal average of $117,339.
- Employees
- 21
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- n/a
- Avg tenure
- 11.3 yrs
FedScope read on Community Planning Technician (thin series)
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 21 people work in the Community Planning Technician occupation (OPM code 0021) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved sideways by 0.0% from 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 Community Planning Technician runs 11.3 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages n/a per year, 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.
The Miscellaneous Occupations Group family (code 00) groups Community Planning Technician together with 26 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Community Planning Technician postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family.
Within the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, Community Planning Technician ranks #26 of 27 by headcount, accounting for 0.0% of the family's combined 92,278 employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Community Planning Technician pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Community Planning Technician ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of n/a is higher than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Community Planning Technician sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Community Planning Technician ranks higher than 0%.
Related Occupations in Miscellaneous Occupations Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security Administration | 15,507 | $125,293 | 15.4 yrs |
| Correctional Officer | 14,821 | n/a | 10.3 yrs |
| Police | 11,883 | n/a | 12.2 yrs |
| Emergency Management Specialist | 11,832 | $100,833 | 9.7 yrs |
| Fire Protection and Prevention | 8,848 | $74,762 | 14.6 yrs |
| Safety and Occupational Health Management | 5,704 | $117,177 | 16.3 yrs |
| Park Ranger | 5,202 | $75,210 | 10.6 yrs |
| Security Guard | 4,312 | $57,464 | 11.3 yrs |
| Environmental Protection Specialist | 4,157 | $127,481 | 15.2 yrs |
| Security Clerical and Assistance | 3,340 | $65,477 | 12.7 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Community Planning Technician outside the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (21 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Community Planning Technician pays below the federal average by 100.0% (n/a vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 0th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 21 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Community Planning Technician ranks #603 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, Community Planning Technician ranks #26 of 27 by headcount, accounting for 0.0% of the family's combined 92,278 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.