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 of $117,339, and headcount declined 30.0% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 63
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $41,305
- Avg tenure
- 2.1 yrs
FedScope read on General Student Trainee (thin series)
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 63 people work in the General Student Trainee occupation (OPM code 0099) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -30.0% from 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 Student Trainee pays $41,305 per year on average, moving down -0.6% from the prior period (a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement). Employees in this role stay an average of 2.1 years, 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.
Within the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, General Student Trainee ranks #23 of 27 by headcount, accounting for 0.1% of the family's combined 92,278 employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How General Student Trainee pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$41,305
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-64.8%
Where General Student Trainee ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $41,305 is higher 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; General Student Trainee ranks higher than 1%.
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
- General Student Trainee pays below the federal average by 64.8% ($41,305 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 1st percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 63 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 30.0% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, General Student Trainee ranks #512 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, General Student Trainee ranks #23 of 27 by headcount, accounting for 0.1% of the family's combined 92,278 employees.
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.