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 federal average.
- Headcount change
- 0.0%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 17.5 yrs
- Rank in family
- #25 of 25
FedScope read on Forest Products Technology (thin series)
Headcount moved sideways 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. Pay moved sideways between the two reporting periods, 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.
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. The Physical Sciences Group family totals 26,960 employees, and Forest Products Technology accounts for 0.0% of them.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Forest Products Technology pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$138,199
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+17.8%
Where Forest Products Technology ranks on rich federal pay
Forest Products Technology earns more on average 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; the highlighted bar marks Forest Products Technology.
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
- Place Forest Products Technology 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 Physical Sciences Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Forest Products Technology 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.