General Supply

What the Numbers Say About General Supply

Federal agencies employ 4,056 people in the General Supply occupation (OPM code 2001), accounting for 0.2% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -1.8% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Average tenure in General Supply runs 12.4 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $87,445 per year, 20.4% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 2.6% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce.

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, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Within the Supply Group family, General Supply ranks #4 of 8 by headcount, accounting for 14.7% of the family's combined 27,672 employees. Its average salary ranks right at the midpoint of pay among Supply Group occupations.