Dental Officer
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Dental Officer occupation series (code 0680), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
In the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, Dental Officer counts 2,156 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount edged down from the prior period; pay averages $229,920, which pays well above the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -0.5%
- Pay change
- +0.5%
- Avg tenure
- 11.7 yrs
- Rank in family
- #25 of 45
FedScope read on Dental Officer (dense series)
Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. Pay moved up between the two reporting periods, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
The Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family (code 06) groups Dental Officer together with 44 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Dental Officer postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family. Dental Officer makes up 0.6% of the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family's 339,162 combined employees. Its average salary ranks in the top half (96th percentile) of pay among Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Dental Officer pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$229,920
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+95.9%
Where Dental Officer ranks on rich federal pay
Dental Officer earns more on average than 99% of federal occupation series (538 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Dental Officer sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Dental Officer.
Related Occupations in Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse | 106,218 | $132,267 | 10.2 yrs |
| Medical Support Assistance | 39,856 | $58,279 | 8.2 yrs |
| Medical Officer | 34,687 | $301,569 | 11.6 yrs |
| General Health Science | 17,434 | $133,765 | 11.9 yrs |
| Practical Nurse | 16,755 | $75,898 | 10.4 yrs |
| Pharmacist | 14,529 | $167,390 | 11.1 yrs |
| Nursing Assistant | 14,498 | $55,851 | 7.8 yrs |
| Health Aid and Technician | 12,490 | $61,276 | 10.8 yrs |
| Health System Specialist | 7,966 | $110,534 | 15.9 yrs |
| Pharmacy Technician | 7,658 | $70,794 | 9.5 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Dental Officer outside the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (2,156 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($229,920 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Dental Officer 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 Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Dental Officer 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.