Geodetic Technician
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Geodetic Technician occupation series (code 1374), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Geodetic Technician is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 17 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Physical Sciences Group family. At an average salary of n/a it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 5.6% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 17
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- n/a
- Avg tenure
- 9.8 yrs
FedScope read on Geodetic Technician (thin series)
Federal agencies employ 17 people in the Geodetic Technician occupation (OPM code 1374), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 1,953,300 for the June 2026 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -5.6% 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 9.8 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages n/a per year, down 0.0% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
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 in the Physical Sciences Group family.
Geodetic Technician makes up 0.1% of the 26,960 employees across the Physical Sciences Group family, ranking #23 of 25 occupations in that family by headcount.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Geodetic Technician pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Geodetic Technician ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of n/a is higher than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Geodetic Technician sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Geodetic Technician ranks higher than 0%.
Related Occupations in Physical Sciences Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Physical Science | 8,297 | $145,078 | 14.6 yrs |
| Chemistry | 4,440 | $149,099 | 14.9 yrs |
| Meteorology | 2,494 | $123,942 | 15.9 yrs |
| Physics | 2,009 | $174,005 | 15.9 yrs |
| Physical Science Technician | 1,577 | $78,820 | 13.3 yrs |
| Hydrology | 1,524 | $116,486 | 17.1 yrs |
| Hydrologic Technician | 1,356 | $76,077 | 12.9 yrs |
| Geology | 1,240 | $124,746 | 14 yrs |
| Health Physics | 746 | $146,649 | 16.4 yrs |
| Cartography | 487 | $120,890 | 16.3 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Geodetic Technician outside the Physical Sciences 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 (17 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Geodetic Technician pays below the federal average by 100.0% (n/a vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 0th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 17 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 5.6% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Geodetic Technician ranks #608 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Geodetic Technician makes up 0.1% of the 26,960 employees across the Physical Sciences Group family, ranking #23 of 25 occupations in that family by headcount.
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.