Forest Products Technology

What the Numbers Say About Forest Products Technology

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Forest Products Technology occupation (OPM code 1380): 16 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 $135,698 per year on average, 23.5% above the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 2.6% from the prior period (a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce). Employees in this role stay an average of 18.2 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, 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.

Inside the Physical Sciences Group family (25 occupations, 32,337 employees combined), Forest Products Technology holds the #25 spot by headcount, a 0.0% share of the family total.