Outdoor Recreation Planning

What the Numbers Say About Outdoor Recreation Planning

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Outdoor Recreation Planning occupation (OPM code 23): 452 people, headcount up 3.7% 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.

Average tenure in Outdoor Recreation Planning runs 13.8 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $93,015 per year, 15.3% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 1.1% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement.

Outdoor Recreation Planning sits inside the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family (code 0), which contains 26 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Outdoor Recreation Planning 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 Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, Outdoor Recreation Planning ranks #16 of 26 by headcount, accounting for 0.4% of the family's combined 105,611 employees.