Medical and Health Student Trainee
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Medical and Health Student Trainee occupation series (code 0699), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Medical and Health Student Trainee is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 347 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family. At an average salary of $56,160 it pays below the federal average, and headcount grew from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- +26.2%
- Pay change
- +9.9%
- Avg tenure
- 0.8 yrs
- Rank in family
- #39 of 45
What the Numbers Say About Medical and Health Student Trainee
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.
Code 06, the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, is where the federal government classifies Medical and Health Student Trainee alongside 44 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Medical and Health Student Trainee postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family. The Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family totals 339,162 employees, and Medical and Health Student Trainee accounts for 0.1% of them.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Medical and Health Student Trainee pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$56,160
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-52.1%
Where Medical and Health Student Trainee ranks on lean federal pay
Medical and Health Student Trainee earns more on average than 10% of federal occupation series (53 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Medical and Health Student Trainee sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Medical and Health Student Trainee.
Related Occupations in Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse | 106,218 | $132,267 | 10.2 yrs |
| Medical Support Assistance | 39,856 | $58,279 | 8.2 yrs |
| Medical Officer | 34,687 | $301,569 | 11.6 yrs |
| General Health Science | 17,434 | $133,765 | 11.9 yrs |
| Practical Nurse | 16,755 | $75,898 | 10.4 yrs |
| Pharmacist | 14,529 | $167,390 | 11.1 yrs |
| Nursing Assistant | 14,498 | $55,851 | 7.8 yrs |
| Health Aid and Technician | 12,490 | $61,276 | 10.8 yrs |
| Health System Specialist | 7,966 | $110,534 | 15.9 yrs |
| Pharmacy Technician | 7,658 | $70,794 | 9.5 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Medical and Health Student Trainee outside the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (347 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($56,160 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Medical and Health 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 Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Medical and Health 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.