Medical Technologist
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Medical Technologist occupation series (code 0644).
The verdict
With 6,123 employees (0.3% of the federal civilian workforce), Medical Technologist ranks as a mid-sized federal occupation within the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, and headcount edged up from the prior period. Its average salary of $117,456 pays near the federal average.
- Headcount change
- +0.3%
- Pay change
- -0.1%
- Avg tenure
- 12.2 yrs
- Rank in family
- #11 of 45
FedScope read on Medical Technologist (dense series)
Headcount moved up versus the prior period, a useful gauge for job seekers on USAJOBS trying to assess whether this role is expanding government-wide or contracting under hiring freezes and attrition. Pay moved down between the two reporting periods, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
The Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family (code 06) groups Medical Technologist together with 44 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Medical Technologist postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family. Across the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, 339,162 employees work in 45 occupations; Medical Technologist is 1.8% of that headcount. Its average salary ranks in the top half (64th percentile) of pay among Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group occupations.
Salary Context
How Medical Technologist pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$117,456
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+0.1%
Where Medical Technologist ranks on federal pay
Medical Technologist earns more on average than 66% of federal occupation series (355 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Medical Technologist sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Medical Technologist.
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 peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Medical Technologist outside the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (6,123 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($117,456 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Medical Technologist 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 Technologist 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.