Correspondence Clerk

What the Numbers Say About Correspondence Clerk

Federal agencies employ 20 people in the Correspondence Clerk occupation (OPM code 309), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -4.8% 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 $53,841 per year on average, 51.0% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 3.0% from the prior period (a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce). Employees in this role stay an average of 10.5 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 3), which contains 28 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Correspondence Clerk 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.

Within the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, Correspondence Clerk ranks #28 of 28 by headcount, accounting for 0.0% of the family's combined 339,466 employees.