Training Instruction
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Training Instruction occupation series (code 1712): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
Training Instruction is a mid-sized federal occupation: 8,952 employees (0.5% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Education Group family. At an average salary of $106,664 it pays below the federal average, and headcount declined from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- -2.2%
- Pay change
- +0.4%
- Avg tenure
- 13.4 yrs
- Rank in family
- #1 of 11
FedScope read on Training Instruction (dense series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a useful gauge for job seekers on USAJOBS trying to assess whether this role is expanding government-wide or contracting under hiring freezes and attrition.
Training Instruction sits inside the Education Group family (code 17), which contains 11 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Training Instruction postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Education Group family. Across the Education Group family, 31,426 employees work in 11 occupations; Training Instruction is 28.5% of that headcount. Its average salary ranks right at the midpoint of pay among Education Group occupations.
Salary Context
How Training Instruction pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$106,664
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-9.1%
Where Training Instruction ranks on federal pay
Training Instruction earns more on average than 59% of federal occupation series (317 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Training Instruction sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Training Instruction.
Related Occupations in Education Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Education and Training | 8,384 | $130,610 | 10.8 yrs |
| Education and Training Technician | 5,144 | $64,690 | 12.9 yrs |
| Education and Vocational Training | 4,966 | $98,819 | 12.5 yrs |
| Instructional Systems | 2,001 | $133,760 | 13.9 yrs |
| Vocational Rehabilitation | 808 | $87,970 | 14 yrs |
| Education Services | 702 | $87,278 | 13.2 yrs |
| Education Program | 383 | $138,688 | 14.4 yrs |
| Education Research | 54 | $156,973 | 11.4 yrs |
| Public Health Educator | 22 | $105,660 | 16.8 yrs |
| Education Student Trainee | 10 | n/a | 0.1 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Training Instruction outside the Education Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (8,952 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($106,664 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Training Instruction 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 Education Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Training Instruction 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.