Environmental Health Technician

What the Numbers Say About Environmental Health Technician

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Environmental Health Technician occupation (OPM code 698): 104 people, headcount down -3.7% 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.

The average salary for Environmental Health Technician is $72,502 per year, placing it 34.0% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 2.9% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce. Average length of service in this role is 10 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

The Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family (code 6) groups Environmental Health Technician together with 44 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Environmental Health Technician postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Within the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, Environmental Health Technician ranks #43 of 45 by headcount, accounting for 0.0% of the family's combined 356,984 employees.