General Education and Training
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the General Education and Training occupation series (code 1701).
The verdict
General Education and Training is a mid-sized federal occupation: 8,384 employees (0.4% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Education Group family. At an average salary of $130,610 it pays above the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 34.2% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 8,384
- Share of workforce
- 0.4%
- Avg salary
- $130,610
- Avg tenure
- 10.8 yrs
FedScope read on General Education and Training (dense series)
0.4% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the General Education and Training occupation (OPM code 1701): 8,384 people, headcount down -34.2% versus the prior period, a useful gauge for job seekers on USAJOBS trying to assess whether this role is expanding government-wide or contracting under hiring freezes and attrition.
The average salary for General Education and Training is $130,610 per year. Salaries moved up by 0.2% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. Average length of service in this role is 10.8 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
General Education and Training sits inside the Education Group family (code 17), which contains 11 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for General Education and Training postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Education Group family.
Inside the Education Group family (11 occupations, 31,426 employees combined), General Education and Training holds the #2 spot by headcount, a 26.7% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the top half (60th percentile) of pay among Education Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How General Education and Training pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$130,610
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+11.3%
Where General Education and Training ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $130,610 is higher than 76% of federal occupation series (409 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where General Education and Training sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; General Education and Training ranks higher than 76%.
Related Occupations in Education Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Training Instruction | 8,952 | $106,664 | 13.4 yrs |
| Education and Training Technician | 5,144 | $64,690 | 12.9 yrs |
| Education and Vocational Training | 4,966 | $98,819 | 12.5 yrs |
| Instructional Systems | 2,001 | $133,760 | 13.9 yrs |
| Vocational Rehabilitation | 808 | $87,970 | 14 yrs |
| Education Services | 702 | $87,278 | 13.2 yrs |
| Education Program | 383 | $138,688 | 14.4 yrs |
| Education Research | 54 | $156,973 | 11.4 yrs |
| Public Health Educator | 22 | $105,660 | 16.8 yrs |
| Education Student Trainee | 10 | n/a | 0.1 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for General Education and Training outside the Education Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (8,384 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($130,610 here).
Key takeaways
- General Education and Training pays above the federal average by 11.3% ($130,610 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 76th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A mid-sized federal occupation by headcount: 8,384 employees, 0.4% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 34.2% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, General Education and Training ranks #55 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Education Group family (11 occupations, 31,426 employees combined), General Education and Training holds the #2 spot by headcount, a 26.7% 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.