Financial Management Student Trainee
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Financial Management Student Trainee occupation series (code 0599).
The verdict
With 79 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 28.2% from the prior period. Its average salary of $48,278 pays below the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 79
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $48,278
- Avg tenure
- 0.9 yrs
FedScope read on Financial Management Student Trainee (thin series)
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Financial Management Student Trainee occupation (OPM code 0599): 79 people, headcount down -28.2% 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 $48,278 per year. Salaries moved down by -2.3% 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 0.9 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 05) 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 in the Accounting and Budget Group family.
Within the Accounting and Budget Group family, Financial Management Student Trainee ranks #18 of 18 by headcount, accounting for 0.1% of the family's combined 86,835 employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Financial Management Student Trainee pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$48,278
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-58.9%
Where Financial Management Student Trainee ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $48,278 is higher than 5% of federal occupation series (26 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Financial Management Student Trainee sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Financial Management Student Trainee ranks higher than 5%.
Related Occupations in Accounting and Budget Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Administration and Program | 25,018 | $114,904 | 15.9 yrs |
| Budget Analysis | 12,255 | $131,861 | 16.8 yrs |
| Tax Examining | 10,631 | $56,610 | 10.9 yrs |
| Accounting | 8,731 | $145,658 | 16.1 yrs |
| Internal Revenue Agent | 7,678 | n/a | 13.6 yrs |
| Auditing | 5,808 | $144,351 | 17 yrs |
| Financial Clerical and Assistance | 5,304 | $56,817 | 10.7 yrs |
| Financial Institution Examining | 4,728 | $168,883 | 15.2 yrs |
| Accounting Technician | 1,754 | $61,366 | 12.3 yrs |
| Financial Management | 1,049 | $166,042 | 21.6 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Financial Management Student Trainee outside the Accounting and Budget 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 (79 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($48,278 here).
Key takeaways
- Financial Management Student Trainee pays below the federal average by 58.9% ($48,278 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 5th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 79 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 28.2% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Financial Management Student Trainee ranks #493 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Accounting and Budget Group family, Financial Management Student Trainee ranks #18 of 18 by headcount, accounting for 0.1% of the family's combined 86,835 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.