Psychology Aid and Technician
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Psychology Aid and Technician occupation series (code 0181), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Psychology Aid and Technician is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 563 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family. At an average salary of $66,467 it pays below the federal average, and headcount edged down from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- -0.2%
- Pay change
- -0.1%
- Avg tenure
- 11.5 yrs
- Rank in family
- #15 of 29
What the Numbers Say About Psychology Aid and Technician
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, 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, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Code 01, the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, is where the federal government classifies Psychology Aid and Technician alongside 28 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Psychology Aid and Technician postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family. Psychology Aid and Technician makes up 0.6% of the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family's 101,196 combined employees. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (19th percentile) of pay among Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Psychology Aid and Technician pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$66,467
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-43.4%
Where Psychology Aid and Technician ranks on lean federal pay
Psychology Aid and Technician earns more on average than 21% of federal occupation series (115 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Psychology Aid and Technician sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Psychology Aid and Technician.
Related Occupations in Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Insurance Administration | 24,044 | $105,855 | 17.7 yrs |
| Social Work | 22,339 | $112,147 | 10 yrs |
| Social Science | 13,513 | $109,039 | 11.8 yrs |
| Intelligence | 12,860 | n/a | 15 yrs |
| Psychology | 10,259 | $144,240 | 10.7 yrs |
| Economist | 3,774 | $158,425 | 14.1 yrs |
| Foreign Affairs | 2,748 | $155,920 | 14.4 yrs |
| Health Insurance Administration | 2,443 | $149,476 | 15.3 yrs |
| Social Science Aid and Technician | 1,534 | $67,632 | 12.4 yrs |
| Archeology | 1,448 | $91,675 | 12 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Psychology Aid and Technician outside the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (563 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($66,467 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Psychology Aid and Technician 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 Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Psychology Aid and Technician 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.