Equal Opportunity Compliance

What the Numbers Say About Equal Opportunity Compliance

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 848 people work in the Equal Opportunity Compliance occupation (OPM code 360) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -5.9% from the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

The average salary for Equal Opportunity Compliance is $128,604 per year, placing it 17.1% above the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 4.3% 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 15.3 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.

The General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family (code 3) groups Equal Opportunity Compliance together with 27 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Equal Opportunity Compliance 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.

Inside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family (28 occupations, 339,466 employees combined), Equal Opportunity Compliance holds the #17 spot by headcount, a 0.2% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the top half (93rd percentile) of pay among General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group occupations.