Sanitarian

What the Numbers Say About Sanitarian

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Sanitarian occupation (OPM code 688): 59 people, headcount sideways 0.0% 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.

Sanitarian pays $95,304 per year on average, 13.3% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 1.7% from the prior period (a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement). Employees in this role stay an average of 10.5 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

Code 6, the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, is where the federal government classifies Sanitarian alongside 44 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Sanitarian postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Within the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, Sanitarian ranks #45 of 45 by headcount, accounting for 0.0% of the family's combined 356,984 employees.