Foreign Agricultural Affairs

What the Numbers Say About Foreign Agricultural Affairs

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Foreign Agricultural Affairs occupation (OPM code 135): 162 people, headcount down -3.0% 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 $153,421 per year, placing it 39.6% above the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 4.4% 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 16.1 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.

Code 1, the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, is where the federal government classifies Foreign Agricultural Affairs alongside 27 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Foreign Agricultural Affairs 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 Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, Foreign Agricultural Affairs ranks #22 of 28 by headcount, accounting for 0.1% of the family's combined 113,996 employees.