Fish and Wildlife Administration
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Fish and Wildlife Administration occupation series (code 0480): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
In the Biological Sciences Group family, Fish and Wildlife Administration counts 331 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined from the prior period; pay averages $167,346, which pays well above the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -4.9%
- Pay change
- +0.5%
- Avg tenure
- 21.1 yrs
- Rank in family
- #20 of 31
What the Numbers Say About Fish and Wildlife Administration
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 long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. 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.
Code 04, the Biological Sciences Group family, is where the federal government classifies Fish and Wildlife Administration alongside 30 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Fish and Wildlife Administration postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Biological Sciences Group family. The Biological Sciences Group family totals 67,961 employees, and Fish and Wildlife Administration accounts for 0.5% of them.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Fish and Wildlife Administration pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$167,346
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+42.6%
Where Fish and Wildlife Administration ranks on rich federal pay
Fish and Wildlife Administration earns more on average than 95% of federal occupation series (515 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Fish and Wildlife Administration sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Fish and Wildlife Administration.
Related Occupations in Biological Sciences Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences | 23,662 | $124,641 | 14 yrs |
| Forestry Technician | 11,090 | $61,659 | 8.7 yrs |
| Wildland Fire Management | 9,667 | $64,457 | 7 yrs |
| Biological Science Technician | 5,212 | $56,618 | 8.9 yrs |
| Soil Conservation | 4,101 | $89,391 | 13.8 yrs |
| Wildlife Biology | 1,868 | $95,468 | 16.3 yrs |
| Fish Biology | 1,629 | $116,550 | 16.2 yrs |
| Microbiology | 1,629 | $143,306 | 16.3 yrs |
| Forestry | 1,626 | $88,902 | 15.1 yrs |
| Ecology | 989 | $122,664 | 16.1 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Fish and Wildlife Administration outside the Biological Sciences Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (331 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($167,346 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Fish and Wildlife Administration 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 Biological Sciences Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Fish and Wildlife Administration 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.