Sanitarian
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Sanitarian occupation series (code 0688), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Sanitarian is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 55 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family. At an average salary of $96,643 it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 3.5% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 55
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $96,643
- Avg tenure
- 15.4 yrs
FedScope read on Sanitarian (thin series)
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Sanitarian occupation (OPM code 0688): 55 people, headcount down -3.5% 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 $96,643 per year on average, moving down -0.0% from the prior period (a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change). Employees in this role stay an average of 15.4 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
Code 06, 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 in the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family.
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 339,162 employees.
Salary Context
How Sanitarian pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$96,643
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-17.6%
Where Sanitarian ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $96,643 is higher than 52% of federal occupation series (281 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Sanitarian sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Sanitarian ranks higher than 52%.
Related Occupations in Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse | 106,218 | $132,267 | 10.2 yrs |
| Medical Support Assistance | 39,856 | $58,279 | 8.2 yrs |
| Medical Officer | 34,687 | $301,569 | 11.6 yrs |
| General Health Science | 17,434 | $133,765 | 11.9 yrs |
| Practical Nurse | 16,755 | $75,898 | 10.4 yrs |
| Pharmacist | 14,529 | $167,390 | 11.1 yrs |
| Nursing Assistant | 14,498 | $55,851 | 7.8 yrs |
| Health Aid and Technician | 12,490 | $61,276 | 10.8 yrs |
| Health System Specialist | 7,966 | $110,534 | 15.9 yrs |
| Pharmacy Technician | 7,658 | $70,794 | 9.5 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Sanitarian outside the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health 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 (55 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($96,643 here).
Key takeaways
- Sanitarian pays below the federal average by 17.6% ($96,643 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 52nd percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 55 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 3.5% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Sanitarian ranks #530 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- 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 339,162 employees.
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.