Exhibits Specialist

What the Numbers Say About Exhibits Specialist

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Exhibits Specialist occupation (OPM code 1010): 311 people, headcount up 1.0% 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.

Average tenure in Exhibits Specialist runs 14.8 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $97,794 per year, 11.0% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 1.9% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement.

The Information and Arts Group family (code 10) groups Exhibits Specialist together with 15 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Exhibits Specialist 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 Information and Arts Group family, Exhibits Specialist ranks #12 of 16 by headcount, accounting for 1.6% of the family's combined 19,923 employees.