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.
Average-salary distribution across all 634 federal occupation series; Financial Management Student Trainee ranks higher than 3%.
Related Occupations in Accounting and Budget Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Administration and Program | 32,801 | $112,029 | 14.9 yrs |
| Budget Analysis | 15,480 | $116,728 | 15.2 yrs |
| Tax Examining | 15,215 | $54,105 | 9.9 yrs |
| Accounting | 13,276 | $128,789 | 14.9 yrs |
| Internal Revenue Agent | 11,568 | $124,871 | 11.4 yrs |
| Auditing | 11,094 | $127,647 | 14.8 yrs |
| Financial Clerical and Assistance | 6,600 | $57,729 | 10.2 yrs |
| Financial Institution Examining | 6,010 | $164,079 | 14 yrs |
| Accounting Technician | 4,837 | $55,032 | 10.3 yrs |
| Military Pay | 1,456 | $56,500 | 9.2 yrs |
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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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