Consumer Safety Inspection

What the Numbers Say About Consumer Safety Inspection

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 5,359 people work in the Consumer Safety Inspection occupation (OPM code 1862) across federal agencies, 0.2% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved up by 2.0% 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 $72,705 per year, placing it 33.8% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 2.3% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce. Average length of service in this role is 13.9 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

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, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Inside the Investigation Group family (20 occupations, 211,925 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 (15th percentile) of pay among Investigation Group occupations.