Education Program
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Education Program occupation series (code 1720): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
Education Program is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 383 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Education Group family. At an average salary of $138,688 it pays above the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 3.5% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 383
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $138,688
- Avg tenure
- 14.4 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Education Program
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 383 people work in the Education Program occupation (OPM code 1720) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -3.5% from 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.
Average tenure in Education Program runs 14.4 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $138,688 per year, down -0.1% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
The Education Group family (code 17) groups Education Program together with 10 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Education Program postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Education Group family.
Education Program makes up 1.2% of the 31,426 employees across the Education Group family, ranking #8 of 11 occupations in that family by headcount.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Education Program pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$138,688
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+18.2%
Where Education Program ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $138,688 is higher than 82% of federal occupation series (442 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Education Program sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Education Program ranks higher than 82%.
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 |
| Education and Vocational Training | 4,966 | $98,819 | 12.5 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 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 occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Education Program outside the Education Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (383 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($138,688 here).
Key takeaways
- Education Program pays above the federal average by 18.2% ($138,688 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 82nd percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 383 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 3.5% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Education Program ranks #325 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Education Program makes up 1.2% of the 31,426 employees across the Education Group family, ranking #8 of 11 occupations in that family by headcount.
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.