Instructional Systems
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Instructional Systems occupation series (code 1750), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Instructional Systems is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 2,001 employees (0.1% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Education Group family. At an average salary of $133,760 it pays above the federal average, and headcount declined from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- -2.4%
- Pay change
- -0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 13.9 yrs
- Rank in family
- #5 of 11
FedScope read on Instructional Systems (dense series)
Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. Pay moved down 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.
Instructional Systems sits inside the Education Group family (code 17), which contains 11 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Instructional Systems postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Education Group family. The Education Group family totals 31,426 employees, and Instructional Systems accounts for 6.4% of them. Its average salary ranks in the top half (70th percentile) of pay among Education Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Instructional Systems pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$133,760
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+14.0%
Where Instructional Systems ranks on rich federal pay
Instructional Systems earns more on average than 78% of federal occupation series (420 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Instructional Systems sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Instructional Systems.
Related Occupations in Education Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Training Instruction | 8,952 | $106,664 | 13.4 yrs |
| General Education and Training | 8,384 | $130,610 | 10.8 yrs |
| Education and Training Technician | 5,144 | $64,690 | 12.9 yrs |
| Education and Vocational Training | 4,966 | $98,819 | 12.5 yrs |
| Vocational Rehabilitation | 808 | $87,970 | 14 yrs |
| Education Services | 702 | $87,278 | 13.2 yrs |
| Education Program | 383 | $138,688 | 14.4 yrs |
| Education Research | 54 | $156,973 | 11.4 yrs |
| Public Health Educator | 22 | $105,660 | 16.8 yrs |
| Education Student Trainee | 10 | n/a | 0.1 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Instructional Systems outside the Education 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 (2,001 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($133,760 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Instructional Systems 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 Education Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Instructional Systems 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.