Education Research
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Education Research occupation series (code 1730).
The verdict
Education Research is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 54 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Education Group family. At an average salary of $156,973 it pays well above the federal average, and headcount declined from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- -5.3%
- Pay change
- -1.0%
- Avg tenure
- 11.4 yrs
- Rank in family
- #9 of 11
FedScope read on Education Research (thin series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. 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. Headcount moved down 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.
Code 17, the Education Group family, is where the federal government classifies Education Research alongside 10 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Education Research postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Education Group family. The Education Group family totals 31,426 employees, and Education Research accounts for 0.2% of them.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Education Research pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$156,973
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+33.8%
Where Education Research ranks on rich federal pay
Education Research earns more on average than 91% of federal occupation series (495 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Education Research sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Education Research.
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 Program | 383 | $138,688 | 14.4 yrs |
| Public Health Educator | 22 | $105,660 | 16.8 yrs |
| Education Student Trainee | 10 | n/a | 0.1 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Education Research outside the Education Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (54 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($156,973 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Education Research 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 Research 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.