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, and headcount grew from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- +166.7%
- Pay change
- +60.8%
- Avg tenure
- 0.5 yrs
- Rank in family
- #16 of 18
FedScope read on Legal Occupations Student Trainee (thin series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce. On length of service, this series shows a comparatively short average tenure, which can reflect faster turnover, a competitive private-sector alternative, or a newer program still building up its workforce. 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.
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. Across the Legal and Kindred Group family, 110,958 employees work in 18 occupations; Legal Occupations Student Trainee is 0.1% of that headcount.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Legal Occupations Student Trainee pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$44,560
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-62.0%
Where Legal Occupations Student Trainee ranks on lean federal pay
Legal Occupations Student Trainee earns more on average 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; the highlighted bar marks Legal Occupations Student Trainee.
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
- Place Legal Occupations Student Trainee 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 Legal and Kindred Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Legal Occupations Student Trainee 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.