Computer Operation
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Computer Operation occupation series (code 0332): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
Computer Operation is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 132 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family. At an average salary of $66,725 it pays below the federal average, and headcount declined from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- -3.6%
- Pay change
- +0.2%
- Avg tenure
- 17.5 yrs
- Rank in family
- #21 of 31
FedScope read on Computer Operation (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 up 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.
The General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family (code 03) groups Computer Operation together with 30 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Computer Operation postings should also review these sibling occupations in the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family. Computer Operation makes up 0.1% of the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family's 260,640 combined employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Computer Operation pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$66,725
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-43.1%
Where Computer Operation ranks on lean federal pay
Computer Operation earns more on average than 22% of federal occupation series (117 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Computer Operation sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Computer Operation.
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 Computer Operation 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 (132 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($66,725 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Computer Operation 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 Operation 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.