Health Aid and Technician
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Health Aid and Technician occupation series (code 0640), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
In the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, Health Aid and Technician counts 12,490 employees, a mid-sized federal occupation at 0.6% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.4% from the prior period; pay averages $61,276, which pays below the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 12,490
- Share of workforce
- 0.6%
- Avg salary
- $61,276
- Avg tenure
- 10.8 yrs
FedScope read on Health Aid and Technician (dense series)
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 12,490 people work in the Health Aid and Technician occupation (OPM code 0640) across federal agencies, 0.6% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -0.4% from 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.
Health Aid and Technician pays $61,276 per year on average, moving up 0.1% from the prior period (a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change). Employees in this role stay an average of 10.8 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Health Aid and Technician sits inside the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family (code 06), which contains 45 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Health Aid and Technician postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family.
Within the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, Health Aid and Technician ranks #8 of 45 by headcount, accounting for 3.7% of the family's combined 339,162 employees. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (9th percentile) of pay among Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Health Aid and Technician pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$61,276
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-47.8%
Where Health Aid and Technician ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $61,276 is higher than 16% of federal occupation series (84 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Health Aid and Technician sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Health Aid and Technician ranks higher than 16%.
Related Occupations in Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse | 106,218 | $132,267 | 10.2 yrs |
| Medical Support Assistance | 39,856 | $58,279 | 8.2 yrs |
| Medical Officer | 34,687 | $301,569 | 11.6 yrs |
| General Health Science | 17,434 | $133,765 | 11.9 yrs |
| Practical Nurse | 16,755 | $75,898 | 10.4 yrs |
| Pharmacist | 14,529 | $167,390 | 11.1 yrs |
| Nursing Assistant | 14,498 | $55,851 | 7.8 yrs |
| Health System Specialist | 7,966 | $110,534 | 15.9 yrs |
| Pharmacy Technician | 7,658 | $70,794 | 9.5 yrs |
| Medical Technologist | 6,123 | $117,456 | 12.2 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Health Aid and Technician outside the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health 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 (12,490 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($61,276 here).
Key takeaways
- Health Aid and Technician pays below the federal average by 47.8% ($61,276 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 16th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A mid-sized federal occupation by headcount: 12,490 employees, 0.6% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.4% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Health Aid and Technician ranks #38 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, Health Aid and Technician ranks #8 of 45 by headcount, accounting for 3.7% of the family's combined 339,162 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.