Communications Clerical
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Communications Clerical occupation series (code 0394), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 5 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Communications Clerical 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 $58,762 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -16.7%
- Pay change
- -3.8%
- Avg tenure
- 21.9 yrs
- Rank in family
- #29 of 31
FedScope read on Communications Clerical (thin series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce. 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. 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 General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family (code 03) groups Communications Clerical together with 30 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Communications Clerical postings should also review these sibling occupations in the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family. The General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family totals 260,640 employees, and Communications Clerical accounts for 0.0% of them.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Communications Clerical pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$58,762
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-49.9%
Where Communications Clerical ranks on lean federal pay
Communications Clerical earns more on average than 13% of federal occupation series (72 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Communications Clerical sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Communications Clerical.
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 Communications Clerical 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 ($58,762 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Communications Clerical 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 Communications Clerical 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.