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 of $117,339, and headcount declined 2.2% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 8,952
- Share of workforce
- 0.5%
- Avg salary
- $106,664
- Avg tenure
- 13.4 yrs
FedScope read on Training Instruction (dense series)
0.5% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Training Instruction occupation (OPM code 1712): 8,952 people, headcount down -2.2% 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 pays $106,664 per year on average, moving up 0.4% from the prior period (a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change). Employees in this role stay an average of 13.4 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
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.
Within the Education Group family, Training Instruction is the single largest occupation by headcount, accounting for 28.5% of the family's combined 31,426 employees. 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 of $117,339
Occupation Average
$106,664
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-9.1%
Where Training Instruction ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $106,664 is higher 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; Training Instruction ranks higher than 59%.
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
- Training Instruction pays below the federal average by 9.1% ($106,664 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 59th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A mid-sized federal occupation by headcount: 8,952 employees, 0.5% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 2.2% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Training Instruction ranks #51 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Education Group family, Training Instruction is the single largest occupation by headcount, accounting for 28.5% of the family's combined 31,426 employees.
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.