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OPM FedScope June 2026 Education Group

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 of $117,339, and headcount declined 5.3% from the prior period.

Employees
54
Share of workforce
0.0%
Avg salary
$156,973
Avg tenure
11.4 yrs

FedScope read on Education Research (thin series)

As of the June 2026 reporting window, 54 people work in the Education Research occupation (OPM code 1730) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -5.3% 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 Research runs 11.4 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $156,973 per year, down -1.0% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement.

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.

Within the Education Group family, Education Research ranks #9 of 11 by headcount, accounting for 0.2% of the family's combined 31,426 employees.

Salary context · rich-pay series

How Education Research pay compares to the federal average of $117,339

Occupation Average

$156,973

Federal Average

$117,339

vs. Federal Avg

+33.8%

Where Education Research ranks on rich federal pay

Its average salary of $156,973 is higher than 91% of federal occupation series (495 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Education Research sits in the federal pay distribution.

$17,677108$64,992229$112,308171$159,62327$206,9385$254,2541
Distribution of average salary across all 541 federal occupation series (OPM FedScope) - Education Research is in the highlighted range.

Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Education Research ranks higher than 91%.

Source: OPM FedScope Employment Cubes As of June 2026

10 other occupations in the same family

Occupation Employees Avg Salary
Training Instruction 8,952 $106,664
General Education and Training 8,384 $130,610
Education and Training Technician 5,144 $64,690
Education and Vocational Training 4,966 $98,819
Instructional Systems 2,001 $133,760
Vocational Rehabilitation 808 $87,970
Education Services 702 $87,278
Education Program 383 $138,688
Public Health Educator 22 $105,660
Education Student Trainee 10 n/a

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.

Key takeaways

  • Education Research pays well above the federal average by 33.8% ($156,973 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 91st percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
  • A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 54 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 5.3% from the prior period.
  • According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Education Research ranks #532 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
  • Within the Education Group family, Education Research ranks #9 of 11 by headcount, accounting for 0.2% of the family's combined 31,426 employees.
Data sourced from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes and Federal Workforce Data (FWD). See our methodology for details, or report a data error on this page. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGovJobs

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.