Clothing Design
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Clothing Design occupation series (code 0062), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
In the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, Clothing Design counts 28 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined from the prior period; pay averages $158,780, which pays well above the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -9.7%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 17.6 yrs
- Rank in family
- #25 of 27
FedScope read on Clothing Design (thin series)
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. Pay moved sideways between the two reporting periods, 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 long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
Code 00, the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, is where the federal government classifies Clothing Design alongside 26 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Clothing Design postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family. The Miscellaneous Occupations Group family totals 92,278 employees, and Clothing Design accounts for 0.0% of them.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Clothing Design pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$158,780
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+35.3%
Where Clothing Design ranks on rich federal pay
Clothing Design earns more on average than 93% of federal occupation series (504 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Clothing Design sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Clothing Design.
Related Occupations in Miscellaneous Occupations Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security Administration | 15,507 | $125,293 | 15.4 yrs |
| Correctional Officer | 14,821 | n/a | 10.3 yrs |
| Police | 11,883 | n/a | 12.2 yrs |
| Emergency Management Specialist | 11,832 | $100,833 | 9.7 yrs |
| Fire Protection and Prevention | 8,848 | $74,762 | 14.6 yrs |
| Safety and Occupational Health Management | 5,704 | $117,177 | 16.3 yrs |
| Park Ranger | 5,202 | $75,210 | 10.6 yrs |
| Security Guard | 4,312 | $57,464 | 11.3 yrs |
| Environmental Protection Specialist | 4,157 | $127,481 | 15.2 yrs |
| Security Clerical and Assistance | 3,340 | $65,477 | 12.7 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Clothing Design outside the Miscellaneous Occupations 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 (28 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($158,780 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Clothing Design 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 Miscellaneous Occupations Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Clothing Design 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.