Cash Processing

What the Numbers Say About Cash Processing

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 767 people work in the Cash Processing occupation (OPM code 530) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -2.4% from the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Average tenure in Cash Processing runs 10.8 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $47,664 per year, 56.6% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 2.1% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce.

Code 5, the Accounting and Budget Group family, is where the federal government classifies Cash Processing alongside 17 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Cash Processing 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.

Cash Processing makes up 0.6% of the 124,386 employees across the Accounting and Budget Group family, ranking #15 of 18 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (6th percentile) of pay among Accounting and Budget Group occupations.