Range Technician
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Range Technician occupation series (code 0455), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 176 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Range Technician ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Biological Sciences Group family, and headcount grew 4.1% from the prior period. Its average salary of $58,234 pays below the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 176
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $58,234
- Avg tenure
- 11.2 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Range Technician
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Range Technician occupation (OPM code 0455): 176 people, headcount up 4.1% 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.
The average salary for Range Technician is $58,234 per year. Salaries moved down by -1.4% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. Average length of service in this role is 11.2 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Range Technician sits inside the Biological Sciences Group family (code 04), which contains 31 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Range Technician postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Biological Sciences Group family.
Inside the Biological Sciences Group family (31 occupations, 67,961 employees combined), Range Technician holds the #25 spot by headcount, a 0.3% share of the family total.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Range Technician pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$58,234
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-50.4%
Where Range Technician ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $58,234 is higher than 12% of federal occupation series (65 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Range Technician sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Range Technician ranks higher than 12%.
Related Occupations in Biological Sciences Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences | 23,662 | $124,641 | 14 yrs |
| Forestry Technician | 11,090 | $61,659 | 8.7 yrs |
| Wildland Fire Management | 9,667 | $64,457 | 7 yrs |
| Biological Science Technician | 5,212 | $56,618 | 8.9 yrs |
| Soil Conservation | 4,101 | $89,391 | 13.8 yrs |
| Wildlife Biology | 1,868 | $95,468 | 16.3 yrs |
| Fish Biology | 1,629 | $116,550 | 16.2 yrs |
| Microbiology | 1,629 | $143,306 | 16.3 yrs |
| Forestry | 1,626 | $88,902 | 15.1 yrs |
| Ecology | 989 | $122,664 | 16.1 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Range Technician outside the Biological Sciences Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (176 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($58,234 here).
Key takeaways
- Range Technician pays below the federal average by 50.4% ($58,234 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 12th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 176 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 4.1% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Range Technician ranks #422 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Biological Sciences Group family (31 occupations, 67,961 employees combined), Range Technician holds the #25 spot by headcount, a 0.3% share of the family total.
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.