Navigational Information

What the Numbers Say About Navigational Information

Federal agencies employ 504 people in the Navigational Information occupation (OPM code 1361), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -0.4% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Navigational Information pays $144,773 per year on average, 31.8% above the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 2.0% from the prior period (a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce). Employees in this role stay an average of 15.7 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.

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, 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.

Inside the Physical Sciences Group family (25 occupations, 32,337 employees combined), Navigational Information holds the #11 spot by headcount, a 1.6% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the top half (80th percentile) of pay among Physical Sciences Group occupations.