Commissary Management

What the Numbers Say About Commissary Management

0.1% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Commissary Management occupation (OPM code 1144): 1,228 people, headcount up 0.1% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Average tenure in Commissary Management runs 17.6 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Pay averages $83,571 per year, 23.9% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 1.3% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement.

Code 11, the Business and Industry Group family, is where the federal government classifies Commissary Management alongside 24 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Commissary Management 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.

Inside the Business and Industry Group family (25 occupations, 115,651 employees combined), Commissary Management holds the #12 spot by headcount, a 1.1% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (24th percentile) of pay among Business and Industry Group occupations.