Industrial Hygiene
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Industrial Hygiene occupation series (code 0690).
The verdict
In the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, Industrial Hygiene counts 1,311 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined from the prior period; pay averages $123,152, which pays near the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -2.2%
- Pay change
- +0.4%
- Avg tenure
- 14.5 yrs
- Rank in family
- #27 of 45
FedScope read on Industrial Hygiene (dense series)
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. As for pay, the latest move was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Industrial Hygiene 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 Industrial Hygiene postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family. Industrial Hygiene makes up 0.4% of the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family's 339,162 combined employees. Its average salary ranks in the top half (69th percentile) of pay among Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Industrial Hygiene pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$123,152
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+5.0%
Where Industrial Hygiene ranks on rich federal pay
Industrial Hygiene earns more on average than 70% of federal occupation series (376 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Industrial Hygiene sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Industrial Hygiene.
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 Aid and Technician | 12,490 | $61,276 | 10.8 yrs |
| Health System Specialist | 7,966 | $110,534 | 15.9 yrs |
| Pharmacy Technician | 7,658 | $70,794 | 9.5 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Industrial Hygiene 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 (1,311 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($123,152 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Industrial Hygiene 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 Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Industrial Hygiene 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.