Dental Officer

What the Numbers Say About Dental Officer

0.1% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Dental Officer occupation (OPM code 680): 2,253 people, headcount down -0.3% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

The average salary for Dental Officer is $220,487 per year, placing it 100.7% above the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 1.9% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. Average length of service in this role is 9.2 years, 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 6) 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, 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.

Dental Officer makes up 0.6% of the 356,984 employees across the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, ranking #24 of 45 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the top half (96th percentile) of pay among Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group occupations.