Computer Clerk and Assistant
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Computer Clerk and Assistant occupation series (code 0335), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 719 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Computer Clerk and Assistant 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 $70,740 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -1.6%
- Pay change
- +0.3%
- Avg tenure
- 16 yrs
- Rank in family
- #16 of 31
What the Numbers Say About Computer Clerk and Assistant
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, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. 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.
The General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family (code 03) groups Computer Clerk and Assistant together with 30 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Computer Clerk and Assistant 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 Computer Clerk and Assistant accounts for 0.3% of them. Its average salary ranks in the top half (59th percentile) of pay among General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Computer Clerk and Assistant pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$70,740
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-39.7%
Where Computer Clerk and Assistant ranks on lean federal pay
Computer Clerk and Assistant earns more on average than 27% of federal occupation series (144 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Computer Clerk and Assistant sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Computer Clerk and Assistant.
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 occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Computer Clerk and Assistant outside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (719 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($70,740 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Computer Clerk and Assistant 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 Computer Clerk and Assistant 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.