Rangeland Management
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Rangeland Management occupation series (code 0454).
The verdict
In the Biological Sciences Group family, Rangeland Management counts 692 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount edged down from the prior period; pay averages $88,317, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -0.7%
- Pay change
- +0.3%
- Avg tenure
- 14.6 yrs
- Rank in family
- #11 of 31
What the Numbers Say About Rangeland Management
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, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. 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 04, the Biological Sciences Group family, is where the federal government classifies Rangeland Management alongside 30 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Rangeland Management postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Biological Sciences Group family. The Biological Sciences Group family totals 67,961 employees, and Rangeland Management accounts for 1.0% of them. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (26th percentile) of pay among Biological Sciences Group occupations.
Salary Context
How Rangeland Management pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$88,317
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-24.7%
Where Rangeland Management ranks on federal pay
Rangeland Management earns more on average than 44% of federal occupation series (239 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Rangeland Management sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Rangeland Management.
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 Rangeland Management 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 (692 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($88,317 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Rangeland Management 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 Biological Sciences Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Rangeland Management 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.