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 from the prior period; pay averages n/a, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -16.7%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 0.1 yrs
- Rank in family
- #11 of 11
FedScope read on Education Student Trainee (thin series)
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a comparatively short average tenure, which can reflect faster turnover, a competitive private-sector alternative, or a newer program still building up its workforce. 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. As for pay, the latest move was 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. Education Student Trainee makes up 0.0% of the Education Group family's 31,426 combined employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Education Student Trainee pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Education Student Trainee ranks on lean federal pay
Education Student Trainee earns more on average 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; the highlighted bar marks Education Student Trainee.
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
- Place Education Student Trainee 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 Student Trainee 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.