Workforce Development
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Workforce Development occupation series (code 0142), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Workforce Development is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 169 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family. At an average salary of $131,536 it pays above the federal average, and headcount declined from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- -1.2%
- Pay change
- -0.4%
- Avg tenure
- 14 yrs
- Rank in family
- #21 of 29
What the Numbers Say About Workforce Development
For job seekers weighing career length: 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, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend. As for pay, the latest move was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Code 01, the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, is where the federal government classifies Workforce Development alongside 28 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Workforce Development postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family. Across the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, 101,196 employees work in 29 occupations; Workforce Development is 0.2% of that headcount.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Workforce Development pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$131,536
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+12.1%
Where Workforce Development ranks on rich federal pay
Workforce Development earns more on average than 76% of federal occupation series (410 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Workforce Development sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Workforce Development.
Related Occupations in Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Insurance Administration | 24,044 | $105,855 | 17.7 yrs |
| Social Work | 22,339 | $112,147 | 10 yrs |
| Social Science | 13,513 | $109,039 | 11.8 yrs |
| Intelligence | 12,860 | n/a | 15 yrs |
| Psychology | 10,259 | $144,240 | 10.7 yrs |
| Economist | 3,774 | $158,425 | 14.1 yrs |
| Foreign Affairs | 2,748 | $155,920 | 14.4 yrs |
| Health Insurance Administration | 2,443 | $149,476 | 15.3 yrs |
| Social Science Aid and Technician | 1,534 | $67,632 | 12.4 yrs |
| Archeology | 1,448 | $91,675 | 12 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Workforce Development outside the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (169 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($131,536 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Workforce Development 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 Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Workforce Development 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.