Soil Conservation Technician

What the Numbers Say About Soil Conservation Technician

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 807 people work in the Soil Conservation Technician occupation (OPM code 458) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved up by 2.9% from the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Soil Conservation Technician pays $54,187 per year on average, 50.7% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 1.4% from the prior period (a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement). Employees in this role stay an average of 8.7 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

The Biological Sciences Group family (code 4) groups Soil Conservation Technician together with 30 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Soil Conservation Technician 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 Biological Sciences Group family, Soil Conservation Technician ranks #13 of 31 by headcount, accounting for 1.2% of the family's combined 69,668 employees. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (10th percentile) of pay among Biological Sciences Group occupations.