International Cooperation

What the Numbers Say About International Cooperation

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the International Cooperation occupation (OPM code 136): 83 people, headcount up 29.7% 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.

International Cooperation pays $148,334 per year on average, 35.0% above the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving down -2.2% from the prior period (a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce). Employees in this role stay an average of 10.3 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

International Cooperation sits inside the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family (code 1), which contains 28 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for International Cooperation postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Within the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, International Cooperation ranks #26 of 28 by headcount, accounting for 0.1% of the family's combined 113,996 employees.