Statistical Assistant

What the Numbers Say About Statistical Assistant

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Statistical Assistant occupation (OPM code 1531): 550 people, headcount down -5.8% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Statistical Assistant pays $51,580 per year on average, 53.1% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 3.1% from the prior period (a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce). Employees in this role stay an average of 13.7 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

Code 15, the Mathematics and Statistics Group family, is where the federal government classifies Statistical Assistant alongside 9 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Statistical Assistant 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 Mathematics and Statistics Group family, Statistical Assistant ranks #7 of 10 by headcount, accounting for 2.1% of the family's combined 26,507 employees. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (10th percentile) of pay among Mathematics and Statistics Group occupations.