Editorial Assistance
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Editorial Assistance occupation series (code 1087), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Editorial Assistance is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 39 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Information and Arts Group family. At an average salary of $62,835 it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount grew 2.6% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 39
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $62,835
- Avg tenure
- 10.1 yrs
FedScope read on Editorial Assistance (thin series)
Federal agencies employ 39 people in the Editorial Assistance occupation (OPM code 1087), 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 2.6% 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 Editorial Assistance is $62,835 per year. Salaries moved down by 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. Average length of service in this role is 10.1 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Code 10, the Information and Arts Group family, is where the federal government classifies Editorial Assistance alongside 18 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Editorial Assistance postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Information and Arts Group family.
Within the Information and Arts Group family, Editorial Assistance ranks #14 of 19 by headcount, accounting for 0.3% of the family's combined 14,755 employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Editorial Assistance pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$62,835
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-46.5%
Where Editorial Assistance ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $62,835 is higher than 18% of federal occupation series (95 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Editorial Assistance sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Editorial Assistance ranks higher than 18%.
Related Occupations in Information and Arts Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Affairs | 5,552 | $129,060 | 14.3 yrs |
| General Arts and Information | 2,759 | $126,733 | 14.5 yrs |
| Visual Information | 1,245 | $110,638 | 15.6 yrs |
| Language Specialist | 864 | $117,705 | 11.8 yrs |
| Technical Writing and Editing | 816 | $128,063 | 14.1 yrs |
| Writing and Editing | 760 | $138,055 | 15.2 yrs |
| Museum Specialist and Technician | 657 | $91,362 | 13.8 yrs |
| Audiovisual Production | 619 | $128,404 | 16 yrs |
| Museum Curator | 490 | $125,118 | 17.5 yrs |
| Interior Design | 355 | $105,579 | 11 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Editorial Assistance outside the Information and Arts 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 (39 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($62,835 here).
Key takeaways
- Editorial Assistance pays below the federal average by 46.5% ($62,835 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 18th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 39 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 2.6% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Editorial Assistance ranks #559 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Information and Arts Group family, Editorial Assistance ranks #14 of 19 by headcount, accounting for 0.3% of the family's combined 14,755 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.