Social Science Student Trainee
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Social Science Student Trainee occupation series (code 0199): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
In the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, Social Science Student Trainee counts 206 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew from the prior period; pay averages $54,908, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- +68.9%
- Pay change
- -10.3%
- Avg tenure
- 0.8 yrs
- Rank in family
- #20 of 29
What the Numbers Say About Social Science Student Trainee
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a comparatively short average tenure, which can reflect faster turnover, a competitive private-sector alternative, or a newer program still building up its workforce. Headcount moved up 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 broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce.
Social Science Student Trainee sits inside the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family (code 01), which contains 29 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Social Science Student Trainee postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family. Social Science Student Trainee makes up 0.2% of the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family's 101,196 combined employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Social Science Student Trainee pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$54,908
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-53.2%
Where Social Science Student Trainee ranks on lean federal pay
Social Science Student Trainee earns more on average than 9% of federal occupation series (48 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Social Science Student Trainee sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Social Science Student Trainee.
Related Occupations in Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Insurance Administration | 24,044 | $105,855 | 17.7 yrs |
| Social Work | 22,339 | $112,147 | 10 yrs |
| Social Science | 13,513 | $109,039 | 11.8 yrs |
| Intelligence | 12,860 | n/a | 15 yrs |
| Psychology | 10,259 | $144,240 | 10.7 yrs |
| Economist | 3,774 | $158,425 | 14.1 yrs |
| Foreign Affairs | 2,748 | $155,920 | 14.4 yrs |
| Health Insurance Administration | 2,443 | $149,476 | 15.3 yrs |
| Social Science Aid and Technician | 1,534 | $67,632 | 12.4 yrs |
| Archeology | 1,448 | $91,675 | 12 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Social Science Student Trainee outside the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (206 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($54,908 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Social Science Student Trainee 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 Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Social Science Student Trainee 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.