Cemetery Administration Services
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Cemetery Administration Services occupation series (code 1630): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
Cemetery Administration Services is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 414 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family. At an average salary of $84,117 it pays below the federal average, and headcount edged down from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- -0.5%
- Pay change
- -0.4%
- Avg tenure
- 13.6 yrs
- Rank in family
- #5 of 8
What the Numbers Say About Cemetery Administration Services
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. 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 down 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.
The Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family (code 16) groups Cemetery Administration Services together with 7 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Cemetery Administration Services postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family. Across the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family, 15,807 employees work in 8 occupations; Cemetery Administration Services is 2.6% of that headcount.
Salary Context
How Cemetery Administration Services pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$84,117
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-28.3%
Where Cemetery Administration Services ranks on federal pay
Cemetery Administration Services earns more on average than 40% of federal occupation series (217 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Cemetery Administration Services sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Cemetery Administration Services.
Related Occupations in Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group
7 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment Facilities, and Services | 5,680 | $110,317 | 17.2 yrs |
| Equipment Services | 5,166 | $108,645 | 16.5 yrs |
| Facility Operations Services | 3,223 | $115,355 | 17.3 yrs |
| Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistance | 576 | $65,962 | 12.1 yrs |
| Food Services | 388 | $105,849 | 15.4 yrs |
| Printing Services | 327 | $130,018 | 19.2 yrs |
| Laundry Operations Services | 33 | $88,165 | 19.9 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Cemetery Administration Services outside the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (414 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($84,117 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Cemetery Administration Services 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 Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Cemetery Administration Services 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.