Construction Analyst
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Construction Analyst occupation series (code 0828): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
In the Engineering and Architecture Group family, Construction Analyst counts 577 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined from the prior period; pay averages $97,018, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -2.4%
- Pay change
- +0.7%
- Avg tenure
- 10.3 yrs
- Rank in family
- #21 of 29
What the Numbers Say About Construction Analyst
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. As for pay, the latest move was a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement.
Construction Analyst sits inside the Engineering and Architecture Group family (code 08), which contains 29 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Construction Analyst postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Engineering and Architecture Group family. The Engineering and Architecture Group family totals 120,278 employees, and Construction Analyst accounts for 0.5% of them. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (11th percentile) of pay among Engineering and Architecture Group occupations.
Salary Context
How Construction Analyst pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$97,018
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-17.3%
Where Construction Analyst ranks on federal pay
Construction Analyst earns more on average than 52% of federal occupation series (283 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Construction Analyst sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Construction Analyst.
Related Occupations in Engineering and Architecture Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Engineering | 27,619 | $158,941 | 16.9 yrs |
| Engineering Technical | 14,443 | $93,062 | 15.2 yrs |
| Mechanical Engineering | 12,920 | $136,601 | 11.9 yrs |
| Electronics Engineering | 12,889 | $155,270 | 16.8 yrs |
| Civil Engineering | 10,260 | $124,230 | 14.7 yrs |
| Aerospace Engineering | 8,359 | $155,848 | 14.8 yrs |
| Electronics Technical | 7,298 | $103,713 | 15.6 yrs |
| Electrical Engineering | 5,231 | $142,419 | 13.5 yrs |
| Computer Engineering | 3,753 | $160,672 | 14.2 yrs |
| Nuclear Engineering | 2,813 | n/a | 13.5 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Construction Analyst outside the Engineering and Architecture Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (577 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($97,018 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Construction Analyst pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Engineering and Architecture Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Construction Analyst postings on USAJOBS.
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.