Environmental Protection Assistant
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Environmental Protection Assistant occupation series (code 0029): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
In the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, Environmental Protection Assistant counts 77 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined from the prior period; pay averages $68,335, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -9.4%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 12.2 yrs
- Rank in family
- #22 of 27
FedScope read on Environmental Protection Assistant (thin series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was 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. 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.
Environmental Protection Assistant sits inside the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family (code 00), which contains 27 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Environmental Protection Assistant postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family. The Miscellaneous Occupations Group family totals 92,278 employees, and Environmental Protection Assistant accounts for 0.1% of them.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Environmental Protection Assistant pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$68,335
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-41.8%
Where Environmental Protection Assistant ranks on lean federal pay
Environmental Protection Assistant earns more on average than 24% of federal occupation series (128 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Environmental Protection Assistant sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Environmental Protection Assistant.
Related Occupations in Miscellaneous Occupations Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security Administration | 15,507 | $125,293 | 15.4 yrs |
| Correctional Officer | 14,821 | n/a | 10.3 yrs |
| Police | 11,883 | n/a | 12.2 yrs |
| Emergency Management Specialist | 11,832 | $100,833 | 9.7 yrs |
| Fire Protection and Prevention | 8,848 | $74,762 | 14.6 yrs |
| Safety and Occupational Health Management | 5,704 | $117,177 | 16.3 yrs |
| Park Ranger | 5,202 | $75,210 | 10.6 yrs |
| Security Guard | 4,312 | $57,464 | 11.3 yrs |
| Environmental Protection Specialist | 4,157 | $127,481 | 15.2 yrs |
| Security Clerical and Assistance | 3,340 | $65,477 | 12.7 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Environmental Protection Assistant outside the Miscellaneous Occupations 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 (77 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($68,335 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Environmental Protection Assistant 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 Miscellaneous Occupations Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Environmental Protection Assistant 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.