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, and headcount grew from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- +14.1%
- Pay change
- +0.2%
- Avg tenure
- 8.6 yrs
- Rank in family
- #5 of 7
FedScope read on Insects Production Working (thin series)
Headcount moved up 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. Pay moved up between the two reporting periods, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows 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. The Plant and Animal Work Family family totals 1,470 employees, and Insects Production Working accounts for 6.6% of them.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Insects Production Working pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$55,565
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-52.6%
Where Insects Production Working ranks on lean federal pay
Insects Production Working earns more on average 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; the highlighted bar marks Insects Production Working.
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
- Place Insects Production Working 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 Plant and Animal Work Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Insects Production Working 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.