General Supply
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the General Supply occupation series (code 2001).
The verdict
With 2,817 employees (0.1% of the federal civilian workforce), General Supply ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Supply Group family, and headcount declined from the prior period. Its average salary of $99,133 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -24.9%
- Pay change
- +0.9%
- Avg tenure
- 15.2 yrs
- Rank in family
- #4 of 8
FedScope read on General Supply (dense series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. On length of service, this series shows a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Code 20, the Supply Group family, is where the federal government classifies General Supply alongside 7 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for General Supply postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Supply Group family. General Supply makes up 13.6% of the Supply Group family's 20,755 combined employees. Its average salary ranks in the top half (57th percentile) of pay among Supply Group occupations.
Salary Context
How General Supply pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$99,133
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-15.5%
Where General Supply ranks on federal pay
General Supply earns more on average than 53% of federal occupation series (288 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where General Supply sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks General Supply.
Related Occupations in Supply Group
7 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supply Clerical and Technician | 6,454 | $51,881 | 12 yrs |
| Inventory Management | 5,556 | $77,917 | 14.4 yrs |
| Supply Program Management | 3,907 | $96,011 | 14.1 yrs |
| Sales Store Clerical | 1,589 | $41,951 | 8.1 yrs |
| Distribution Facilities & Storage Management | 306 | $104,366 | 16.6 yrs |
| Packaging | 108 | $109,900 | 15.8 yrs |
| Supply Student Trainee | 18 | n/a | 1 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for General Supply outside the Supply 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 (2,817 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($99,133 here).
Key takeaways
- Place General Supply 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 Supply Group family occupations in the table above, or search current General Supply 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.