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 edged up from the prior period; pay averages $74,073, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- +0.2%
- Pay change
- +0.1%
- Avg tenure
- 15.3 yrs
- Rank in family
- #6 of 20
FedScope read on Consumer Safety Inspection (dense series)
Headcount moved up versus 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. 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.
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. The Investigation Group family totals 209,389 employees, and Consumer Safety Inspection accounts for 2.5% of them. 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
Occupation Average
$74,073
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-36.9%
Where Consumer Safety Inspection ranks on lean federal pay
Consumer Safety Inspection earns more on average 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; the highlighted bar marks Consumer Safety Inspection.
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
- Place Consumer Safety Inspection 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 Investigation Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Consumer Safety Inspection 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.