Audiovisual Production

What the Numbers Say About Audiovisual Production

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Audiovisual Production occupation (OPM code 1071): 919 people, headcount down -1.9% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Average tenure in Audiovisual Production runs 13.4 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $116,980 per year, 6.5% above the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 2.4% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce.

The Information and Arts Group family (code 10) groups Audiovisual Production together with 15 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Audiovisual Production 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.

Inside the Information and Arts Group family (16 occupations, 19,923 employees combined), Audiovisual Production holds the #7 spot by headcount, a 4.6% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the top half (69th percentile) of pay among Information and Arts Group occupations.