Correspondence Clerk
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Correspondence Clerk occupation series (code 0309).
The verdict
Correspondence Clerk is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 14 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family. At an average salary of n/a it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount grew 7.7% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 14
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- n/a
- Avg tenure
- 13.8 yrs
FedScope read on Correspondence Clerk (thin series)
Federal agencies employ 14 people in the Correspondence Clerk occupation (OPM code 0309), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 1,953,300 for the June 2026 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved up by 7.7% 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.
Correspondence Clerk pays n/a per year on average, moving down 0.0% from the prior period (a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change). Employees in this role stay an average of 13.8 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Correspondence Clerk sits inside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family (code 03), which contains 31 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Correspondence Clerk postings should also review these sibling occupations in the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family.
Within the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, Correspondence Clerk ranks #27 of 31 by headcount, accounting for 0.0% of the family's combined 260,640 employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Correspondence Clerk pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Correspondence Clerk ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of n/a is higher than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Correspondence Clerk sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Correspondence Clerk ranks higher than 0%.
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 Correspondence Clerk 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 (14 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Correspondence Clerk pays below the federal average by 100.0% (n/a vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 0th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 14 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 7.7% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Correspondence Clerk ranks #619 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, Correspondence Clerk ranks #27 of 31 by headcount, accounting for 0.0% of the family's combined 260,640 employees.
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.