Consumer Safety Inspection
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Consumer Safety Inspection occupation series (code 1862).
The verdict
In the Investigation Group family, Consumer Safety Inspection counts 5,242 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.3% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 0.2% from the prior period; pay averages $74,073, which pays below the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 5,242
- Share of workforce
- 0.3%
- Avg salary
- $74,073
- Avg tenure
- 15.3 yrs
FedScope read on Consumer Safety Inspection (dense series)
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 5,242 people work in the Consumer Safety Inspection occupation (OPM code 1862) across federal agencies, 0.3% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved up by 0.2% from the prior period, a useful gauge for job seekers on USAJOBS trying to assess whether this role is expanding government-wide or contracting under hiring freezes and attrition.
The average salary for Consumer Safety Inspection is $74,073 per year. Salaries moved up by 0.1% 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 15.3 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
Code 18, the Investigation Group family, is where the federal government classifies Consumer Safety Inspection alongside 19 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Consumer Safety Inspection postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Investigation Group family.
Inside the Investigation Group family (20 occupations, 209,389 employees combined), Consumer Safety Inspection holds the #6 spot by headcount, a 2.5% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (17th percentile) of pay among Investigation Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Consumer Safety Inspection pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$74,073
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-36.9%
Where Consumer Safety Inspection ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $74,073 is higher than 30% of federal occupation series (163 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Consumer Safety Inspection sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Consumer Safety Inspection ranks higher than 30%.
Related Occupations in Investigation Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance Inspection and Support | 53,444 | n/a | 9.8 yrs |
| Criminal Investigation | 44,633 | n/a | 14.5 yrs |
| General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series | 44,491 | n/a | 14.8 yrs |
| Customs and Border Protection | 27,421 | n/a | 14.7 yrs |
| Border Patrol Enforcement Series | 21,781 | n/a | 13.3 yrs |
| Aviation Safety | 4,206 | $143,216 | 15 yrs |
| Investigative Analysis | 2,129 | n/a | 15.9 yrs |
| Import Compliance Series | 1,104 | $126,314 | 16.5 yrs |
| Wage and Hour Investigation Series | 885 | $120,994 | 17.1 yrs |
| Mine Safety and Health Inspection Series | 875 | $112,306 | 13.2 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Consumer Safety Inspection outside the Investigation 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 (5,242 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($74,073 here).
Key takeaways
- Consumer Safety Inspection pays below the federal average by 36.9% ($74,073 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 30th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 5,242 employees, 0.3% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 0.2% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Consumer Safety Inspection ranks #79 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Investigation Group family (20 occupations, 209,389 employees combined), Consumer Safety Inspection holds the #6 spot by headcount, a 2.5% share of the family total.
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.