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 declined 0.8% from the prior period; pay averages n/a, which pays below the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 44,491
- Share of workforce
- 2.3%
- Avg salary
- n/a
- Avg tenure
- 14.8 yrs
FedScope read on General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series (dense series)
2.3% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series occupation (OPM code 1801): 44,491 people, headcount down -0.8% 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.
General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series pays n/a per year on average, moving down 0.0% from the prior period (a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change). Employees in this role stay an average of 14.8 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
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.
Within the Investigation Group family, General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series is one of the top 20 occupations by headcount (#3), accounting for 21.2% of the family's combined 209,389 employees. 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 of $117,339
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
Its average salary of n/a is higher 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; General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series ranks higher than 0%.
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
- General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series pays below the federal average by 100.0% (n/a vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 0th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A major federal occupation by headcount: 44,491 employees, 2.3% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.8% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series ranks #7 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Investigation Group family, General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series is one of the top 20 occupations by headcount (#3), accounting for 21.2% of the family's combined 209,389 employees.
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.