Fingerprint Identification
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Fingerprint Identification occupation series (code 0072): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
With 54 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Fingerprint Identification ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, and headcount declined from the prior period. Its average salary of $128,645 pays above the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -1.8%
- Pay change
- -0.6%
- Avg tenure
- 12.9 yrs
- Rank in family
- #24 of 27
FedScope read on Fingerprint Identification (thin series)
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. Pay moved down between the two reporting periods, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. On length of service, this series shows 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 00) groups Fingerprint Identification together with 26 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Fingerprint Identification 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; Fingerprint Identification is 0.1% of that headcount.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Fingerprint Identification pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$128,645
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+9.6%
Where Fingerprint Identification ranks on rich federal pay
Fingerprint Identification earns more on average than 74% of federal occupation series (401 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Fingerprint Identification sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Fingerprint Identification.
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 peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Fingerprint Identification outside the Miscellaneous Occupations 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 (54 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($128,645 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Fingerprint Identification 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 Fingerprint Identification 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.