General Arts and Information
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the General Arts and Information occupation series (code 1001).
The verdict
In the Information and Arts Group family, General Arts and Information counts 2,759 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined from the prior period; pay averages $126,733, which pays above the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -3.2%
- Pay change
- -0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 14.5 yrs
- Rank in family
- #2 of 19
FedScope read on General Arts and Information (dense series)
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 mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
The Information and Arts Group family (code 10) groups General Arts and Information together with 18 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for General Arts and Information postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Information and Arts Group family. Across the Information and Arts Group family, 14,755 employees work in 19 occupations; General Arts and Information is 18.7% of that headcount. Its average salary ranks in the top half (72nd percentile) of pay among Information and Arts Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How General Arts and Information pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$126,733
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+8.0%
Where General Arts and Information ranks on rich federal pay
General Arts and Information earns more on average than 73% of federal occupation series (394 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where General Arts and Information sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks General Arts and Information.
Related Occupations in Information and Arts Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Affairs | 5,552 | $129,060 | 14.3 yrs |
| Visual Information | 1,245 | $110,638 | 15.6 yrs |
| Language Specialist | 864 | $117,705 | 11.8 yrs |
| Technical Writing and Editing | 816 | $128,063 | 14.1 yrs |
| Writing and Editing | 760 | $138,055 | 15.2 yrs |
| Museum Specialist and Technician | 657 | $91,362 | 13.8 yrs |
| Audiovisual Production | 619 | $128,404 | 16 yrs |
| Museum Curator | 490 | $125,118 | 17.5 yrs |
| Interior Design | 355 | $105,579 | 11 yrs |
| Exhibits Specialist | 268 | $103,348 | 16.7 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for General Arts and Information outside the Information and Arts Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (2,759 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($126,733 here).
Key takeaways
- Place General Arts and Information 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 Information and Arts Group family occupations in the table above, or search current General Arts and Information 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.