Foreign Agricultural Affairs
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Foreign Agricultural Affairs occupation series (code 0135), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 149 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Foreign Agricultural Affairs ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, and headcount grew 1.4% from the prior period. Its average salary of $154,223 pays well above the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 149
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $154,223
- Avg tenure
- 16.7 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Foreign Agricultural Affairs
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Foreign Agricultural Affairs occupation (OPM code 0135): 149 people, headcount up 1.4% 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 Foreign Agricultural Affairs is $154,223 per year. Salaries moved down by -0.8% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. Average length of service in this role is 16.7 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
Code 01, the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, is where the federal government classifies Foreign Agricultural Affairs alongside 28 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Foreign Agricultural Affairs postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family.
Within the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, Foreign Agricultural Affairs ranks #22 of 29 by headcount, accounting for 0.1% of the family's combined 101,196 employees.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Foreign Agricultural Affairs pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$154,223
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+31.4%
Where Foreign Agricultural Affairs ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $154,223 is higher than 90% of federal occupation series (489 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Foreign Agricultural Affairs sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Foreign Agricultural Affairs ranks higher than 90%.
Related Occupations in Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Insurance Administration | 24,044 | $105,855 | 17.7 yrs |
| Social Work | 22,339 | $112,147 | 10 yrs |
| Social Science | 13,513 | $109,039 | 11.8 yrs |
| Intelligence | 12,860 | n/a | 15 yrs |
| Psychology | 10,259 | $144,240 | 10.7 yrs |
| Economist | 3,774 | $158,425 | 14.1 yrs |
| Foreign Affairs | 2,748 | $155,920 | 14.4 yrs |
| Health Insurance Administration | 2,443 | $149,476 | 15.3 yrs |
| Social Science Aid and Technician | 1,534 | $67,632 | 12.4 yrs |
| Archeology | 1,448 | $91,675 | 12 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Foreign Agricultural Affairs outside the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (149 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($154,223 here).
Key takeaways
- Foreign Agricultural Affairs pays well above the federal average by 31.4% ($154,223 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 90th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 149 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 1.4% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Foreign Agricultural Affairs ranks #435 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, Foreign Agricultural Affairs ranks #22 of 29 by headcount, accounting for 0.1% of the family's combined 101,196 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.