Vocational Rehabilitation
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Vocational Rehabilitation occupation series (code 1715), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
In the Education Group family, Vocational Rehabilitation counts 808 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew from the prior period; pay averages $87,970, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- +1.0%
- Pay change
- -0.3%
- Avg tenure
- 14 yrs
- Rank in family
- #6 of 11
What the Numbers Say About Vocational Rehabilitation
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 up versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Code 17, the Education Group family, is where the federal government classifies Vocational Rehabilitation alongside 10 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Vocational Rehabilitation postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Education Group family. Across the Education Group family, 31,426 employees work in 11 occupations; Vocational Rehabilitation is 2.6% of that headcount. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (20th percentile) of pay among Education Group occupations.
Salary Context
How Vocational Rehabilitation pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$87,970
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-25.0%
Where Vocational Rehabilitation ranks on federal pay
Vocational Rehabilitation earns more on average than 43% of federal occupation series (235 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Vocational Rehabilitation sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Vocational Rehabilitation.
Related Occupations in Education Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Training Instruction | 8,952 | $106,664 | 13.4 yrs |
| 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 |
| 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 occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Vocational Rehabilitation outside the Education Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (808 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($87,970 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Vocational Rehabilitation 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 Vocational Rehabilitation 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.