Cemetery Administration Services

What the Numbers Say About Cemetery Administration Services

Federal agencies employ 442 people in the Cemetery Administration Services occupation (OPM code 1630), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved sideways by 0.0% 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.

Cemetery Administration Services pays $85,416 per year on average, 22.3% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 2.5% 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 9.9 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

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, 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.

Cemetery Administration Services makes up 2.5% of the 17,992 employees across the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family, ranking #5 of 8 occupations in that family by headcount.