General Anthropology
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the General Anthropology occupation series (code 0190), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
General Anthropology is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 92 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family. At an average salary of $120,245 it pays near the federal average, and headcount declined from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- -24.6%
- Pay change
- -0.8%
- Avg tenure
- 12.5 yrs
- Rank in family
- #24 of 29
FedScope read on General Anthropology (thin series)
Headcount moved down 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 down between the two reporting periods, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. On length of service, this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Code 01, the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, is where the federal government classifies General Anthropology alongside 28 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for General Anthropology postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family. The Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family totals 101,196 employees, and General Anthropology accounts for 0.1% of them.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How General Anthropology pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$120,245
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+2.5%
Where General Anthropology ranks on rich federal pay
General Anthropology earns more on average than 67% of federal occupation series (365 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where General Anthropology sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks General Anthropology.
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 peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for General Anthropology outside the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare 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 (92 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($120,245 here).
Key takeaways
- Place General Anthropology 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 Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family occupations in the table above, or search current General Anthropology 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.