Public Health Educator
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Public Health Educator occupation series (code 1725).
The verdict
In the Education Group family, Public Health Educator counts 22 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce; pay averages $105,660, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- 0.0%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 16.8 yrs
- Rank in family
- #10 of 11
FedScope read on Public Health Educator (thin series)
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Headcount moved sideways 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.
Code 17, the Education Group family, is where the federal government classifies Public Health Educator alongside 10 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Public Health Educator postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Education Group family. Across the Education Group family, 31,426 employees work in 11 occupations; Public Health Educator is 0.1% of that headcount.
Salary Context
How Public Health Educator pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$105,660
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-10.0%
Where Public Health Educator ranks on federal pay
Public Health Educator earns more on average than 58% of federal occupation series (312 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Public Health Educator sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Public Health Educator.
Related Occupations in Education Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Training Instruction | 8,952 | $106,664 | 13.4 yrs |
| General Education and Training | 8,384 | $130,610 | 10.8 yrs |
| Education and Training Technician | 5,144 | $64,690 | 12.9 yrs |
| Education and Vocational Training | 4,966 | $98,819 | 12.5 yrs |
| Instructional Systems | 2,001 | $133,760 | 13.9 yrs |
| Vocational Rehabilitation | 808 | $87,970 | 14 yrs |
| Education Services | 702 | $87,278 | 13.2 yrs |
| Education Program | 383 | $138,688 | 14.4 yrs |
| Education Research | 54 | $156,973 | 11.4 yrs |
| Education Student Trainee | 10 | n/a | 0.1 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Public Health Educator outside the Education Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (22 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($105,660 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Public Health Educator 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 Education Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Public Health Educator 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.