Forest Products Technology
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Forest Products Technology occupation series (code 1380).
The verdict
With 13 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Forest Products Technology ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Physical Sciences Group family. Its average salary of $138,199 pays above the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 13
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $138,199
- Avg tenure
- 17.5 yrs
FedScope read on Forest Products Technology (thin series)
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Forest Products Technology occupation (OPM code 1380): 13 people, headcount sideways 0.0% 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.
Forest Products Technology pays $138,199 per year on average, moving down 0.0% from the prior period (a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change). Employees in this role stay an average of 17.5 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
Code 13, the Physical Sciences Group family, is where the federal government classifies Forest Products Technology alongside 24 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Forest Products Technology postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Physical Sciences Group family.
Inside the Physical Sciences Group family (25 occupations, 26,960 employees combined), Forest Products Technology holds the #25 spot by headcount, a 0.0% share of the family total.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Forest Products Technology pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$138,199
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+17.8%
Where Forest Products Technology ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $138,199 is higher than 81% of federal occupation series (440 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Forest Products Technology sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Forest Products Technology ranks higher than 81%.
Related Occupations in Physical Sciences Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Physical Science | 8,297 | $145,078 | 14.6 yrs |
| Chemistry | 4,440 | $149,099 | 14.9 yrs |
| Meteorology | 2,494 | $123,942 | 15.9 yrs |
| Physics | 2,009 | $174,005 | 15.9 yrs |
| Physical Science Technician | 1,577 | $78,820 | 13.3 yrs |
| Hydrology | 1,524 | $116,486 | 17.1 yrs |
| Hydrologic Technician | 1,356 | $76,077 | 12.9 yrs |
| Geology | 1,240 | $124,746 | 14 yrs |
| Health Physics | 746 | $146,649 | 16.4 yrs |
| Cartography | 487 | $120,890 | 16.3 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Forest Products Technology outside the Physical Sciences 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 (13 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($138,199 here).
Key takeaways
- Forest Products Technology pays above the federal average by 17.8% ($138,199 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 81st percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 13 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Forest Products Technology ranks #621 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Physical Sciences Group family (25 occupations, 26,960 employees combined), Forest Products Technology holds the #25 spot by headcount, a 0.0% share of the family total.
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.