Navigational Information
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Navigational Information occupation series (code 1361), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
In the Physical Sciences Group family, Navigational Information counts 404 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount edged down from the prior period; pay averages $147,753, which pays well above the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -0.7%
- Pay change
- -0.1%
- Avg tenure
- 16.8 yrs
- Rank in family
- #12 of 25
What the Numbers Say About Navigational Information
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Headcount moved down 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. As for pay, the latest move was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Code 13, the Physical Sciences Group family, is where the federal government classifies Navigational Information alongside 24 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Navigational Information postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Physical Sciences Group family. Navigational Information makes up 1.5% of the Physical Sciences Group family's 26,960 combined employees.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Navigational Information pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$147,753
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+25.9%
Where Navigational Information ranks on rich federal pay
Navigational Information earns more on average than 87% of federal occupation series (472 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Navigational Information sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Navigational Information.
Related Occupations in Physical Sciences Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Physical Science | 8,297 | $145,078 | 14.6 yrs |
| Chemistry | 4,440 | $149,099 | 14.9 yrs |
| Meteorology | 2,494 | $123,942 | 15.9 yrs |
| Physics | 2,009 | $174,005 | 15.9 yrs |
| Physical Science Technician | 1,577 | $78,820 | 13.3 yrs |
| Hydrology | 1,524 | $116,486 | 17.1 yrs |
| Hydrologic Technician | 1,356 | $76,077 | 12.9 yrs |
| Geology | 1,240 | $124,746 | 14 yrs |
| Health Physics | 746 | $146,649 | 16.4 yrs |
| Cartography | 487 | $120,890 | 16.3 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Navigational Information outside the Physical Sciences Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (404 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($147,753 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Navigational Information 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 Physical Sciences Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Navigational Information 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.