Clerk-Typist
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Clerk-Typist occupation series (code 0322): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
With 5 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Clerk-Typist ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, and headcount declined from the prior period. Its average salary of $48,720 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -16.7%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 32.1 yrs
- Rank in family
- #29 of 31
FedScope read on Clerk-Typist (thin series)
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. 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. As for pay, the latest move was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Clerk-Typist sits inside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family (code 03), which contains 31 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Clerk-Typist postings should also review these sibling occupations in the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family. Clerk-Typist makes up 0.0% of the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family's 260,640 combined employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Clerk-Typist pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$48,720
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-58.5%
Where Clerk-Typist ranks on lean federal pay
Clerk-Typist earns more on average than 5% of federal occupation series (27 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Clerk-Typist sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Clerk-Typist.
Related Occupations in General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Administration and Program | 84,990 | $125,183 | 15.6 yrs |
| Management and Program Analysis | 73,337 | $134,823 | 16.7 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant | 35,782 | $53,568 | 10.4 yrs |
| Logistics Management | 20,350 | $117,169 | 15 yrs |
| Program Management | 15,235 | $178,573 | 19.9 yrs |
| Administrative Officer | 8,149 | $110,689 | 18 yrs |
| Secretary | 5,419 | $66,321 | 14.3 yrs |
| Telecommunications | 3,607 | $127,955 | 16.5 yrs |
| Management and Program Clerical and Assistance | 3,112 | $68,111 | 14 yrs |
| Government Information Specialist | 2,335 | $124,799 | 17.1 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Clerk-Typist outside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (5 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($48,720 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Clerk-Typist 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 General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Clerk-Typist 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.