Administrative Officer
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Administrative Officer occupation series (code 0341), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
In the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, Administrative Officer counts 8,149 employees, a mid-sized federal occupation at 0.4% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 1.1% from the prior period; pay averages $110,689, which pays near the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 8,149
- Share of workforce
- 0.4%
- Avg salary
- $110,689
- Avg tenure
- 18 yrs
FedScope read on Administrative Officer (dense series)
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 8,149 people work in the Administrative Officer occupation (OPM code 0341) across federal agencies, 0.4% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -1.1% from 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.
Administrative Officer pays $110,689 per year on average, moving down -0.0% 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 18 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
Code 03, the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, is where the federal government classifies Administrative Officer alongside 30 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Administrative Officer postings should also review these sibling occupations in the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family.
Inside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family (31 occupations, 260,640 employees combined), Administrative Officer holds the #6 spot by headcount, a 3.1% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the top half (69th percentile) of pay among General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group occupations.
Salary Context
How Administrative Officer pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$110,689
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-5.7%
Where Administrative Officer ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $110,689 is higher than 62% of federal occupation series (333 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Administrative Officer sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Administrative Officer ranks higher than 62%.
Related Occupations in General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Administration and Program | 84,990 | $125,183 | 15.6 yrs |
| Management and Program Analysis | 73,337 | $134,823 | 16.7 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant | 35,782 | $53,568 | 10.4 yrs |
| Logistics Management | 20,350 | $117,169 | 15 yrs |
| Program Management | 15,235 | $178,573 | 19.9 yrs |
| Secretary | 5,419 | $66,321 | 14.3 yrs |
| Telecommunications | 3,607 | $127,955 | 16.5 yrs |
| Management and Program Clerical and Assistance | 3,112 | $68,111 | 14 yrs |
| Government Information Specialist | 2,335 | $124,799 | 17.1 yrs |
| Support Services Administration | 1,719 | $99,850 | 16.7 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Administrative Officer outside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services 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 (8,149 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($110,689 here).
Key takeaways
- Administrative Officer pays near the federal average by 5.7% ($110,689 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 62nd percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A mid-sized federal occupation by headcount: 8,149 employees, 0.4% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 1.1% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Administrative Officer ranks #59 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family (31 occupations, 260,640 employees combined), Administrative Officer holds the #6 spot by headcount, a 3.1% share of the family total.
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.