Consumer Safety
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Consumer Safety occupation series (code 0696): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
Consumer Safety is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 3,417 employees (0.2% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family. At an average salary of $138,495 it pays above the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 0.6% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 3,417
- Share of workforce
- 0.2%
- Avg salary
- $138,495
- Avg tenure
- 15.5 yrs
FedScope read on Consumer Safety (dense series)
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 3,417 people work in the Consumer Safety occupation (OPM code 0696) across federal agencies, 0.2% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -0.6% from the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
The average salary for Consumer Safety is $138,495 per year. Salaries moved up by 0.2% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. Average length of service in this role is 15.5 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
Consumer Safety sits inside the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family (code 06), which contains 45 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Consumer Safety postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family.
Consumer Safety makes up 1.0% of the 339,162 employees across the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, ranking #17 of 45 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the top half (80th percentile) of pay among Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Consumer Safety pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$138,495
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+18.0%
Where Consumer Safety ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $138,495 is higher than 82% of federal occupation series (441 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Consumer Safety sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Consumer Safety ranks higher than 82%.
Related Occupations in Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse | 106,218 | $132,267 | 10.2 yrs |
| Medical Support Assistance | 39,856 | $58,279 | 8.2 yrs |
| Medical Officer | 34,687 | $301,569 | 11.6 yrs |
| General Health Science | 17,434 | $133,765 | 11.9 yrs |
| Practical Nurse | 16,755 | $75,898 | 10.4 yrs |
| Pharmacist | 14,529 | $167,390 | 11.1 yrs |
| Nursing Assistant | 14,498 | $55,851 | 7.8 yrs |
| Health Aid and Technician | 12,490 | $61,276 | 10.8 yrs |
| Health System Specialist | 7,966 | $110,534 | 15.9 yrs |
| Pharmacy Technician | 7,658 | $70,794 | 9.5 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Consumer Safety outside the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (3,417 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($138,495 here).
Key takeaways
- Consumer Safety pays above the federal average by 18.0% ($138,495 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 82nd percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 3,417 employees, 0.2% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.6% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Consumer Safety ranks #112 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Consumer Safety makes up 1.0% of the 339,162 employees across the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family, ranking #17 of 45 occupations in that family by headcount.
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.