Data Transcriber

What the Numbers Say About Data Transcriber

Federal agencies employ 36 people in the Data Transcriber occupation (OPM code 356), 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 -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.

The average salary for Data Transcriber is $43,639 per year, placing it 60.3% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 3.9% 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 10.8 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

Code 3, the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, is where the federal government classifies Data Transcriber alongside 27 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Data Transcriber 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.

Data Transcriber makes up 0.0% of the 339,466 employees across the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, ranking #27 of 28 occupations in that family by headcount.