Education Student Trainee
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Education Student Trainee occupation series (code 1799): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
In the Education Group family, Education Student Trainee counts 10 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 16.7% from the prior period; pay averages n/a, which pays below the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 10
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- n/a
- Avg tenure
- 0.1 yrs
FedScope read on Education Student Trainee (thin series)
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Education Student Trainee occupation (OPM code 1799): 10 people, headcount down -16.7% 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.
Average tenure in Education Student Trainee runs 0.1 years, a comparatively short average tenure, which can reflect faster turnover, a competitive private-sector alternative, or a newer program still building up its workforce. Pay averages n/a per year, down 0.0% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Education Student Trainee sits inside the Education Group family (code 17), which contains 11 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Education Student Trainee postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Education Group family.
Within the Education Group family, Education Student Trainee ranks #11 of 11 by headcount, accounting for 0.0% of the family's combined 31,426 employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Education Student Trainee pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Education Student Trainee ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of n/a is higher than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Education Student Trainee sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Education Student Trainee ranks higher than 0%.
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 |
| Education Research | 54 | $156,973 | 11.4 yrs |
| Public Health Educator | 22 | $105,660 | 16.8 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Education Student Trainee 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 (10 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Education Student Trainee pays below the federal average by 100.0% (n/a vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 0th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 10 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 16.7% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Education Student Trainee ranks #628 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Education Group family, Education Student Trainee ranks #11 of 11 by headcount, accounting for 0.0% of the family's combined 31,426 employees.
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.