Education and Vocational Training
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Education and Vocational Training occupation series (code 1710): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
With 4,966 employees (0.3% of the federal civilian workforce), Education and Vocational Training ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Education Group family, and headcount edged down from the prior period. Its average salary of $98,819 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -0.7%
- Pay change
- +0.9%
- Avg tenure
- 12.5 yrs
- Rank in family
- #4 of 11
FedScope read on Education and Vocational Training (dense series)
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.
Education and Vocational Training sits inside the Education Group family (code 17), which contains 11 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Education and Vocational Training postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Education Group family. The Education Group family totals 31,426 employees, and Education and Vocational Training accounts for 15.8% of them. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (30th percentile) of pay among Education Group occupations.
Salary Context
How Education and Vocational Training pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$98,819
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-15.8%
Where Education and Vocational Training ranks on federal pay
Education and Vocational Training earns more on average than 53% of federal occupation series (287 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Education and Vocational Training sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Education and Vocational Training.
Related Occupations in Education Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Training Instruction | 8,952 | $106,664 | 13.4 yrs |
| General Education and Training | 8,384 | $130,610 | 10.8 yrs |
| Education and Training Technician | 5,144 | $64,690 | 12.9 yrs |
| Instructional Systems | 2,001 | $133,760 | 13.9 yrs |
| Vocational Rehabilitation | 808 | $87,970 | 14 yrs |
| Education Services | 702 | $87,278 | 13.2 yrs |
| Education Program | 383 | $138,688 | 14.4 yrs |
| Education Research | 54 | $156,973 | 11.4 yrs |
| Public Health Educator | 22 | $105,660 | 16.8 yrs |
| Education Student Trainee | 10 | n/a | 0.1 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Education and Vocational Training outside the Education 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 (4,966 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($98,819 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Education and Vocational Training 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 Education Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Education and Vocational Training 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.