Meteorological Technician

What the Numbers Say About Meteorological Technician

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Meteorological Technician occupation (OPM code 1341): 427 people, headcount up 0.9% 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.

Meteorological Technician pays $88,357 per year on average, 19.6% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 0.3% from the prior period (a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change). Employees in this role stay an average of 14.4 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

The Physical Sciences Group family (code 13) groups Meteorological Technician together with 24 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Meteorological Technician 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.

Within the Physical Sciences Group family, Meteorological Technician ranks #14 of 25 by headcount, accounting for 1.3% of the family's combined 32,337 employees.