Legal Occupations Student Trainee
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Legal Occupations Student Trainee occupation series (code 0999), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Legal Occupations Student Trainee is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 80 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Legal and Kindred Group family. At an average salary of $44,560 it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount grew 166.7% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 80
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $44,560
- Avg tenure
- 0.5 yrs
FedScope read on Legal Occupations Student Trainee (thin series)
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Legal Occupations Student Trainee occupation (OPM code 0999): 80 people, headcount up 166.7% 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.
Average tenure in Legal Occupations Student Trainee runs 0.5 years, a comparatively short average tenure, which can reflect faster turnover, a competitive private-sector alternative, or a newer program still building up its workforce. Pay averages $44,560 per year, up 60.8% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce.
The Legal and Kindred Group family (code 09) groups Legal Occupations Student Trainee together with 17 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Legal Occupations Student Trainee postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Legal and Kindred Group family.
Inside the Legal and Kindred Group family (18 occupations, 110,958 employees combined), Legal Occupations Student Trainee holds the #16 spot by headcount, a 0.1% share of the family total.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Legal Occupations Student Trainee pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$44,560
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-62.0%
Where Legal Occupations Student Trainee ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $44,560 is higher than 2% of federal occupation series (12 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Legal Occupations Student Trainee sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Legal Occupations Student Trainee ranks higher than 2%.
Related Occupations in Legal and Kindred Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Attorney | 35,986 | $177,921 | 13.6 yrs |
| Contact Representative | 29,201 | $64,454 | 9.3 yrs |
| Veterans Claims Examining | 18,099 | $92,511 | 13.3 yrs |
| General Legal and Kindred Administration | 8,711 | $82,876 | 12.3 yrs |
| Paralegal Specialist | 5,165 | $107,719 | 15.8 yrs |
| Legal Assistance | 3,326 | $69,159 | 12.5 yrs |
| Hearings and Appeals | 3,231 | n/a | 15.9 yrs |
| Passport and Visa Examining | 2,035 | $92,682 | 11.3 yrs |
| Legal Instruments Examining | 1,261 | $73,021 | 11.7 yrs |
| Administrative Law Judge | 1,189 | $208,642 | 20.7 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Legal Occupations Student Trainee outside the Legal and Kindred Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (80 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($44,560 here).
Key takeaways
- Legal Occupations Student Trainee pays below the federal average by 62.0% ($44,560 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 2nd percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 80 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 166.7% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Legal Occupations Student Trainee ranks #492 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Legal and Kindred Group family (18 occupations, 110,958 employees combined), Legal Occupations Student Trainee holds the #16 spot by headcount, a 0.1% 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.