Outdoor Recreation Planning
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Outdoor Recreation Planning occupation series (code 0023): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
Outdoor Recreation Planning is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 363 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family. At an average salary of $95,618 it pays below the federal average, and headcount declined from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- -1.4%
- Pay change
- +0.2%
- Avg tenure
- 14.7 yrs
- Rank in family
- #17 of 27
What the Numbers Say About Outdoor Recreation Planning
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. 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.
Outdoor Recreation Planning sits inside the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family (code 00), which contains 27 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Outdoor Recreation Planning postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family. The Miscellaneous Occupations Group family totals 92,278 employees, and Outdoor Recreation Planning accounts for 0.4% of them.
Salary Context
How Outdoor Recreation Planning pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$95,618
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-18.5%
Where Outdoor Recreation Planning ranks on federal pay
Outdoor Recreation Planning earns more on average than 50% of federal occupation series (273 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Outdoor Recreation Planning sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Outdoor Recreation Planning.
Related Occupations in Miscellaneous Occupations Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security Administration | 15,507 | $125,293 | 15.4 yrs |
| Correctional Officer | 14,821 | n/a | 10.3 yrs |
| Police | 11,883 | n/a | 12.2 yrs |
| Emergency Management Specialist | 11,832 | $100,833 | 9.7 yrs |
| Fire Protection and Prevention | 8,848 | $74,762 | 14.6 yrs |
| Safety and Occupational Health Management | 5,704 | $117,177 | 16.3 yrs |
| Park Ranger | 5,202 | $75,210 | 10.6 yrs |
| Security Guard | 4,312 | $57,464 | 11.3 yrs |
| Environmental Protection Specialist | 4,157 | $127,481 | 15.2 yrs |
| Security Clerical and Assistance | 3,340 | $65,477 | 12.7 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Outdoor Recreation Planning outside the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (363 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($95,618 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Outdoor Recreation Planning 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 Miscellaneous Occupations Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Outdoor Recreation Planning 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.