General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series occupation series (code 1801): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
In the Investigation Group family, General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series counts 44,491 employees, a major federal occupation at 2.3% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount edged down from the prior period; pay averages n/a, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -0.8%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 14.8 yrs
- Rank in family
- #3 of 20
FedScope read on General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series (dense series)
For job seekers weighing career length: 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 useful gauge for job seekers on USAJOBS trying to assess whether this role is expanding government-wide or contracting under hiring freezes and attrition. As for pay, the latest move was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
The Investigation Group family (code 18) groups General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series together with 19 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Investigation Group family. Across the Investigation Group family, 209,389 employees work in 20 occupations; General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series is 21.2% of that headcount. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (0th percentile) of pay among Investigation Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series ranks on lean federal pay
General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series earns more on average than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series.
Related Occupations in Investigation Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance Inspection and Support | 53,444 | n/a | 9.8 yrs |
| Criminal Investigation | 44,633 | n/a | 14.5 yrs |
| Customs and Border Protection | 27,421 | n/a | 14.7 yrs |
| Border Patrol Enforcement Series | 21,781 | n/a | 13.3 yrs |
| Consumer Safety Inspection | 5,242 | $74,073 | 15.3 yrs |
| Aviation Safety | 4,206 | $143,216 | 15 yrs |
| Investigative Analysis | 2,129 | n/a | 15.9 yrs |
| Import Compliance Series | 1,104 | $126,314 | 16.5 yrs |
| Wage and Hour Investigation Series | 885 | $120,994 | 17.1 yrs |
| Mine Safety and Health Inspection Series | 875 | $112,306 | 13.2 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series outside the Investigation 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 (44,491 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Place General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series 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 Investigation Group family occupations in the table above, or search current General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series 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.