Fingerprint Identification

What the Numbers Say About Fingerprint Identification

Federal agencies employ 66 people in the Fingerprint Identification occupation (OPM code 72), 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 -9.6% 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.

Fingerprint Identification pays $126,546 per year on average, 15.2% above the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 3.4% from the prior period (a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce). Employees in this role stay an average of 13 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

The Miscellaneous Occupations Group family (code 0) groups Fingerprint Identification together with 25 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Fingerprint Identification 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.

Fingerprint Identification makes up 0.1% of the 105,611 employees across the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, ranking #24 of 26 occupations in that family by headcount.