Document Analysis

What the Numbers Say About Document Analysis

Federal agencies employ 79 people in the Document Analysis occupation (OPM code 1397), 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 -3.7% 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 Document Analysis is $145,478 per year, placing it 32.4% above the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 3.2% 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 14.1 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

The Physical Sciences Group family (code 13) groups Document Analysis together with 24 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Document Analysis 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 Physical Sciences Group family, Document Analysis ranks #20 of 25 by headcount, accounting for 0.2% of the family's combined 32,337 employees.