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 from the prior period. Its average salary of $48,278 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -28.2%
- Pay change
- -2.3%
- Avg tenure
- 0.9 yrs
- Rank in family
- #18 of 18
FedScope read on Financial Management Student Trainee (thin series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce. On length of service, 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.
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. Financial Management Student Trainee makes up 0.1% of the Accounting and Budget Group family's 86,835 combined employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Financial Management Student Trainee pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$48,278
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-58.9%
Where Financial Management Student Trainee ranks on lean federal pay
Financial Management Student Trainee earns more on average 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; the highlighted bar marks Financial Management Student Trainee.
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
- Place Financial Management 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 Accounting and Budget Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Financial Management 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.