General Anthropology

What the Numbers Say About General Anthropology

Federal agencies employ 145 people in the General Anthropology occupation (OPM code 190), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -3.3% 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.

General Anthropology pays $125,389 per year on average, 14.1% above the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 1.3% from the prior period (a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement). Employees in this role stay an average of 10.8 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

Code 1, the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, is where the federal government classifies General Anthropology alongside 27 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for General Anthropology 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, General Anthropology ranks #24 of 28 by headcount, accounting for 0.1% of the family's combined 113,996 employees.