Agricultural Warehouse Inspection Series
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Agricultural Warehouse Inspection Series occupation series (code 1850): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
With 34 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Agricultural Warehouse Inspection Series ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Investigation Group family. Its average salary of $100,787 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- 0.0%
- Pay change
- +0.7%
- Avg tenure
- 14.9 yrs
- Rank in family
- #18 of 20
FedScope read on Agricultural Warehouse Inspection Series (thin series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. 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 sideways 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.
Code 18, the Investigation Group family, is where the federal government classifies Agricultural Warehouse Inspection Series alongside 19 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Agricultural Warehouse Inspection Series postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Investigation Group family. Across the Investigation Group family, 209,389 employees work in 20 occupations; Agricultural Warehouse Inspection Series is 0.0% of that headcount.
Salary Context
How Agricultural Warehouse Inspection Series pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$100,787
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-14.1%
Where Agricultural Warehouse Inspection Series ranks on federal pay
Agricultural Warehouse Inspection Series earns more on average than 54% of federal occupation series (293 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Agricultural Warehouse Inspection Series sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Agricultural Warehouse Inspection Series.
Related Occupations in Investigation Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance Inspection and Support | 53,444 | n/a | 9.8 yrs |
| Criminal Investigation | 44,633 | n/a | 14.5 yrs |
| General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series | 44,491 | n/a | 14.8 yrs |
| Customs and Border Protection | 27,421 | n/a | 14.7 yrs |
| Border Patrol Enforcement Series | 21,781 | n/a | 13.3 yrs |
| Consumer Safety Inspection | 5,242 | $74,073 | 15.3 yrs |
| Aviation Safety | 4,206 | $143,216 | 15 yrs |
| Investigative Analysis | 2,129 | n/a | 15.9 yrs |
| Import Compliance Series | 1,104 | $126,314 | 16.5 yrs |
| Wage and Hour Investigation Series | 885 | $120,994 | 17.1 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Agricultural Warehouse Inspection Series outside the Investigation Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (34 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($100,787 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Agricultural Warehouse Inspection Series 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 Investigation Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Agricultural Warehouse Inspection Series 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.