Legal Occupations Student Trainee

What the Numbers Say About Legal Occupations Student Trainee

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Legal Occupations Student Trainee occupation (OPM code 999): 79 people, headcount down -29.5% 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 1.2 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 $53,670 per year, 51.2% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and down -0.5% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement.

The Legal and Kindred Group family (code 9) 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, 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.

Inside the Legal and Kindred Group family (18 occupations, 133,580 employees combined), Legal Occupations Student Trainee holds the #17 spot by headcount, a 0.1% share of the family total.