Appraising

What the Numbers Say About Appraising

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Appraising occupation (OPM code 1171): 617 people, headcount down -5.2% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Appraising pays $132,133 per year on average, 20.3% above the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 2.9% from the prior period (a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce). Employees in this role stay an average of 11.3 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

The Business and Industry Group family (code 11) groups Appraising together with 24 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Appraising postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Appraising makes up 0.5% of the 115,651 employees across the Business and Industry Group family, ranking #17 of 25 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the top half (84th percentile) of pay among Business and Industry Group occupations.