Geodetic Technician

What the Numbers Say About Geodetic Technician

Federal agencies employ 21 people in the Geodetic Technician occupation (OPM code 1374), 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 sideways by 0.0% 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.

Average tenure in Geodetic Technician runs 12.6 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $101,724 per year, 7.4% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 2.6% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce.

Code 13, the Physical Sciences Group family, is where the federal government classifies Geodetic Technician alongside 24 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Geodetic Technician 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.

Geodetic Technician makes up 0.1% of the 32,337 employees across the Physical Sciences Group family, ranking #23 of 25 occupations in that family by headcount.