Statistics

What the Numbers Say About Statistics

Federal agencies employ 3,843 people in the Statistics occupation (OPM code 1530), accounting for 0.2% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -0.3% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Statistics pays $136,078 per year on average, 23.9% above the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 2.4% 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 13.1 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

The Mathematics and Statistics Group family (code 15) groups Statistics together with 9 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Statistics 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.

Inside the Mathematics and Statistics Group family (10 occupations, 26,507 employees combined), Statistics holds the #3 spot by headcount, a 14.5% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (40th percentile) of pay among Mathematics and Statistics Group occupations.