General Student Trainee
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the General Student Trainee occupation series (code 0099).
The verdict
General Student Trainee is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 63 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family. At an average salary of $41,305 it pays below the federal average, and headcount declined from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- -30.0%
- Pay change
- -0.6%
- Avg tenure
- 2.1 yrs
- Rank in family
- #23 of 27
FedScope read on General Student Trainee (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 comparatively short average tenure, which can reflect faster turnover, a competitive private-sector alternative, or a newer program still building up its workforce.
General Student Trainee sits inside the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family (code 00), which contains 27 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for General Student Trainee postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family. General Student Trainee makes up 0.1% of the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family's 92,278 combined employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How General Student Trainee pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$41,305
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-64.8%
Where General Student Trainee ranks on lean federal pay
General Student Trainee earns more on average than 1% of federal occupation series (4 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where General Student Trainee sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks General Student Trainee.
Related Occupations in Miscellaneous Occupations Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security Administration | 15,507 | $125,293 | 15.4 yrs |
| Correctional Officer | 14,821 | n/a | 10.3 yrs |
| Police | 11,883 | n/a | 12.2 yrs |
| Emergency Management Specialist | 11,832 | $100,833 | 9.7 yrs |
| Fire Protection and Prevention | 8,848 | $74,762 | 14.6 yrs |
| Safety and Occupational Health Management | 5,704 | $117,177 | 16.3 yrs |
| Park Ranger | 5,202 | $75,210 | 10.6 yrs |
| Security Guard | 4,312 | $57,464 | 11.3 yrs |
| Environmental Protection Specialist | 4,157 | $127,481 | 15.2 yrs |
| Security Clerical and Assistance | 3,340 | $65,477 | 12.7 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for General Student Trainee outside the Miscellaneous Occupations 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 (63 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($41,305 here).
Key takeaways
- Place General Student Trainee 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 Miscellaneous Occupations Group family occupations in the table above, or search current General Student Trainee 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.