Construction Analyst

What the Numbers Say About Construction Analyst

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Construction Analyst occupation (OPM code 828): 1,046 people, headcount down -1.4% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

The average salary for Construction Analyst is $89,967 per year, placing it 18.1% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 3.2% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce. Average length of service in this role is 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.

Construction Analyst sits inside the Engineering and Architecture Group family (code 8), which contains 29 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Construction Analyst 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.

Construction Analyst makes up 0.7% of the 142,526 employees across the Engineering and Architecture Group family, ranking #17 of 29 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (10th percentile) of pay among Engineering and Architecture Group occupations.