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OPM FedScope March 2025 Accounting and Budget Group

Financial Management Student Trainee

Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (March 2025), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Financial Management Student Trainee occupation series (code 599).

The verdict

With 263 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Financial Management Student Trainee ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Accounting and Budget Group family, and headcount declined 26.5% from the prior period. Its average salary of $44,882 pays below the $109,869 federal average.

Employees
263
Share of workforce
0.0%
Avg salary
$44,882
Avg tenure
1.1 yrs

What the Numbers Say About Financial Management Student Trainee

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Financial Management Student Trainee occupation (OPM code 599): 263 people, headcount down -26.5% 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 Financial Management Student Trainee is $44,882 per year, placing it 59.1% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 3.5% 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 1.1 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.

The Accounting and Budget Group family (code 5) groups Financial Management Student Trainee together with 17 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Financial Management Student Trainee 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 Accounting and Budget Group family, Financial Management Student Trainee ranks #18 of 18 by headcount, accounting for 0.2% of the family's combined 124,386 employees.

Employees

263

-26.5% from prior period

Average Salary

$44,882

+3.5%

Avg Length of Service

1.1 yrs

Occupation Family

Accounting and Budget Group

Salary Context

How Financial Management Student Trainee pay compares to the federal average of $109,869

Occupation Average

$44,882

Federal Average

$109,869

vs. Federal Avg

-59.1%

Where Financial Management Student Trainee ranks on federal pay

Its average salary of $44,882 is higher than 3% of federal occupation series (16 of 634). The highlighted bar marks where Financial Management Student Trainee sits in the federal pay distribution.

$16,074132$63,787308$111,499167$159,21223$206,9242$254,6372
Distribution of average salary across all 634 federal occupation series (OPM FedScope) - Financial Management Student Trainee is in the highlighted range.

Average-salary distribution across all 634 federal occupation series; Financial Management Student Trainee ranks higher than 3%.

Source: OPM FedScope Employment Cubes As of March 2025

10 other occupations in the same family

Occupation Employees Avg Salary
Financial Administration and Program 32,801 $112,029
Budget Analysis 15,480 $116,728
Tax Examining 15,215 $54,105
Accounting 13,276 $128,789
Internal Revenue Agent 11,568 $124,871
Auditing 11,094 $127,647
Financial Clerical and Assistance 6,600 $57,729
Financial Institution Examining 6,010 $164,079
Accounting Technician 4,837 $55,032
Military Pay 1,456 $56,500

Frequently Asked Questions

How many federal employees work as Financial Management Student Trainee?
Financial Management Student Trainee employs 263 federal workers as of March 2025, a 0.0% share of the total federal civilian workforce.
What is the average salary for Financial Management Student Trainee in the federal government?
Federal employees in the Financial Management Student Trainee occupation earn an average of $44,882 per year, 59.1% below the $109,869 federal-wide average.
What occupation family does Financial Management Student Trainee belong to?
The Accounting and Budget Group family (code 5) is home to Financial Management Student Trainee (code 599) and 17 other occupations.
What is the average length of service for Financial Management Student Trainee?
Financial Management Student Trainee employees stay an average of 1.1 years, compared with the 11.8-year federal-wide average.
Is the Financial Management Student Trainee workforce growing or shrinking?
The Financial Management Student Trainee workforce has decreased by 26.5% from the prior period, losing approximately 95 positions.
How does Financial Management Student Trainee pay compare to private sector salaries?
For a private-sector comparison, see the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program; on the federal side, Financial Management Student Trainee averages $44,882, 59.1% below the $109,869 federal-wide average.

Data Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) FedScope Employment Cubes, March 2025. Federal civilian non-seasonal full-time and part-time employees. Data does not include military personnel, postal workers, or intelligence agency staff. Last updated: 2026-03-10.

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