Insects Production Working
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Insects Production Working occupation series (code 5031): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
Insects Production Working is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 97 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Plant and Animal Work Family family. At an average salary of $55,565 it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount grew 14.1% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 97
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $55,565
- Avg tenure
- 8.6 yrs
FedScope read on Insects Production Working (thin series)
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 97 people work in the Insects Production Working occupation (OPM code 5031) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved up by 14.1% 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.
The average salary for Insects Production Working is $55,565 per year. Salaries moved up by 0.2% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. Average length of service in this role is 8.6 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Insects Production Working sits inside the Plant and Animal Work Family family (code 50), which contains 7 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Insects Production Working postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Plant and Animal Work Family family.
Inside the Plant and Animal Work Family family (7 occupations, 1,470 employees combined), Insects Production Working holds the #5 spot by headcount, a 6.6% share of the family total.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Insects Production Working pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$55,565
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-52.6%
Where Insects Production Working ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $55,565 is higher than 9% of federal occupation series (49 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Insects Production Working sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Insects Production Working ranks higher than 9%.
Related Occupations in Plant and Animal Work Family
6 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardening | 465 | $67,401 | 11.9 yrs |
| Animal Caretaking | 307 | $58,156 | 8.7 yrs |
| Pest Controlling | 289 | $72,091 | 13 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Plant and Animal Work | 249 | $68,338 | 9.3 yrs |
| Tree Trimming and Removing | 62 | $75,736 | 10 yrs |
| Farming | 1 | $71,083 | 28.5 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Insects Production Working outside the Plant and Animal Work Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (97 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($55,565 here).
Key takeaways
- Insects Production Working pays below the federal average by 52.6% ($55,565 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 9th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 97 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 14.1% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Insects Production Working ranks #479 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Plant and Animal Work Family family (7 occupations, 1,470 employees combined), Insects Production Working holds the #5 spot by headcount, a 6.6% share of the family total.
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.