Podiatrist
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Podiatrist occupation series (code 0668): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
With 889 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Podiatrist ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, and headcount edged up from the prior period. Its average salary of $211,485 pays well above the federal average.
- Headcount change
- +0.1%
- Pay change
- +0.5%
- Avg tenure
- 10.4 yrs
- Rank in family
- #31 of 45
FedScope read on Podiatrist (dense series)
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 up versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. As for pay, the latest move was a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement.
The Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family (code 06) groups Podiatrist together with 44 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Podiatrist postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family. The Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family totals 339,162 employees, and Podiatrist accounts for 0.3% of them. Its average salary ranks in the top half (93rd percentile) of pay among Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Podiatrist pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$211,485
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+80.2%
Where Podiatrist ranks on rich federal pay
Podiatrist earns more on average than 99% of federal occupation series (537 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Podiatrist sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Podiatrist.
Related Occupations in Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse | 106,218 | $132,267 | 10.2 yrs |
| Medical Support Assistance | 39,856 | $58,279 | 8.2 yrs |
| Medical Officer | 34,687 | $301,569 | 11.6 yrs |
| General Health Science | 17,434 | $133,765 | 11.9 yrs |
| Practical Nurse | 16,755 | $75,898 | 10.4 yrs |
| Pharmacist | 14,529 | $167,390 | 11.1 yrs |
| Nursing Assistant | 14,498 | $55,851 | 7.8 yrs |
| Health Aid and Technician | 12,490 | $61,276 | 10.8 yrs |
| Health System Specialist | 7,966 | $110,534 | 15.9 yrs |
| Pharmacy Technician | 7,658 | $70,794 | 9.5 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Podiatrist outside the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (889 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($211,485 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Podiatrist 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 Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Podiatrist 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.