Economics Assistant
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Economics Assistant occupation series (code 0119), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
In the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, Economics Assistant counts 292 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew from the prior period; pay averages $58,741, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- +5.0%
- Pay change
- -0.6%
- Avg tenure
- 10 yrs
- Rank in family
- #18 of 29
What the Numbers Say About Economics Assistant
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 up versus 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. As for pay, the latest move was a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement.
The Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family (code 01) groups Economics Assistant together with 28 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Economics Assistant postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family. Economics Assistant makes up 0.3% of the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family's 101,196 combined employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Economics Assistant pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$58,741
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-49.9%
Where Economics Assistant ranks on lean federal pay
Economics Assistant earns more on average than 13% of federal occupation series (71 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Economics Assistant sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Economics Assistant.
Related Occupations in Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Insurance Administration | 24,044 | $105,855 | 17.7 yrs |
| Social Work | 22,339 | $112,147 | 10 yrs |
| Social Science | 13,513 | $109,039 | 11.8 yrs |
| Intelligence | 12,860 | n/a | 15 yrs |
| Psychology | 10,259 | $144,240 | 10.7 yrs |
| Economist | 3,774 | $158,425 | 14.1 yrs |
| Foreign Affairs | 2,748 | $155,920 | 14.4 yrs |
| Health Insurance Administration | 2,443 | $149,476 | 15.3 yrs |
| Social Science Aid and Technician | 1,534 | $67,632 | 12.4 yrs |
| Archeology | 1,448 | $91,675 | 12 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Economics Assistant outside the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (292 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($58,741 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Economics Assistant 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 Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Economics Assistant 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.