Education Services
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Education Services occupation series (code 1740).
The verdict
With 702 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Education Services ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Education Group family, and headcount edged down from the prior period. Its average salary of $87,278 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -0.6%
- Pay change
- +0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 13.2 yrs
- Rank in family
- #7 of 11
What the Numbers Say About Education Services
Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. Pay moved up between the two reporting periods, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. 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.
The Education Group family (code 17) groups Education Services together with 10 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Education Services postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Education Group family. The Education Group family totals 31,426 employees, and Education Services accounts for 2.2% of them. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (10th percentile) of pay among Education Group occupations.
Salary Context
How Education Services pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$87,278
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-25.6%
Where Education Services ranks on federal pay
Education Services earns more on average than 43% of federal occupation series (231 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Education Services sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Education Services.
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 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 occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Education Services 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 (702 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($87,278 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Education Services 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 Services 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.