Explosives Safety
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Explosives Safety occupation series (code 0017), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 432 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Explosives Safety ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, and headcount edged down from the prior period. Its average salary of $140,653 pays above the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -0.9%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 15.3 yrs
- Rank in family
- #15 of 27
What the Numbers Say About Explosives Safety
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Headcount moved down 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 Miscellaneous Occupations Group family (code 00) groups Explosives Safety together with 26 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Explosives Safety postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family. Across the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, 92,278 employees work in 27 occupations; Explosives Safety is 0.5% of that headcount.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Explosives Safety pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$140,653
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+19.9%
Where Explosives Safety ranks on rich federal pay
Explosives Safety earns more on average than 83% of federal occupation series (447 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Explosives Safety sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Explosives Safety.
Related Occupations in Miscellaneous Occupations Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security Administration | 15,507 | $125,293 | 15.4 yrs |
| Correctional Officer | 14,821 | n/a | 10.3 yrs |
| Police | 11,883 | n/a | 12.2 yrs |
| Emergency Management Specialist | 11,832 | $100,833 | 9.7 yrs |
| Fire Protection and Prevention | 8,848 | $74,762 | 14.6 yrs |
| Safety and Occupational Health Management | 5,704 | $117,177 | 16.3 yrs |
| Park Ranger | 5,202 | $75,210 | 10.6 yrs |
| Security Guard | 4,312 | $57,464 | 11.3 yrs |
| Environmental Protection Specialist | 4,157 | $127,481 | 15.2 yrs |
| Security Clerical and Assistance | 3,340 | $65,477 | 12.7 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Explosives Safety outside the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (432 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($140,653 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Explosives Safety pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Explosives Safety postings on USAJOBS.
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.