Audiovisual Production
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Audiovisual Production occupation series (code 1071): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
Audiovisual Production is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 619 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Information and Arts Group family. At an average salary of $128,404 it pays above the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 15.4% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 619
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $128,404
- Avg tenure
- 16 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Audiovisual Production
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Audiovisual Production occupation (OPM code 1071): 619 people, headcount down -15.4% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Average tenure in Audiovisual Production runs 16 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Pay averages $128,404 per year, up 0.3% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
The Information and Arts Group family (code 10) groups Audiovisual Production together with 18 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Audiovisual Production postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Information and Arts Group family.
Inside the Information and Arts Group family (19 occupations, 14,755 employees combined), Audiovisual Production holds the #8 spot by headcount, a 4.2% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the top half (83rd percentile) of pay among Information and Arts Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Audiovisual Production pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$128,404
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+9.4%
Where Audiovisual Production ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $128,404 is higher than 74% of federal occupation series (399 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Audiovisual Production sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Audiovisual Production ranks higher than 74%.
Related Occupations in Information and Arts Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Affairs | 5,552 | $129,060 | 14.3 yrs |
| General Arts and Information | 2,759 | $126,733 | 14.5 yrs |
| Visual Information | 1,245 | $110,638 | 15.6 yrs |
| Language Specialist | 864 | $117,705 | 11.8 yrs |
| Technical Writing and Editing | 816 | $128,063 | 14.1 yrs |
| Writing and Editing | 760 | $138,055 | 15.2 yrs |
| Museum Specialist and Technician | 657 | $91,362 | 13.8 yrs |
| Museum Curator | 490 | $125,118 | 17.5 yrs |
| Interior Design | 355 | $105,579 | 11 yrs |
| Exhibits Specialist | 268 | $103,348 | 16.7 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Audiovisual Production outside the Information and Arts Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (619 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($128,404 here).
Key takeaways
- Audiovisual Production pays above the federal average by 9.4% ($128,404 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 74th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 619 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 15.4% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Audiovisual Production ranks #267 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Information and Arts Group family (19 occupations, 14,755 employees combined), Audiovisual Production holds the #8 spot by headcount, a 4.2% 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.