General Telecommunications
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the General Telecommunications occupation series (code 0392), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 218 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), General Telecommunications ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, and headcount grew from the prior period. Its average salary of $69,766 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- +2.3%
- Pay change
- +0.7%
- Avg tenure
- 11.3 yrs
- Rank in family
- #20 of 31
What the Numbers Say About General Telecommunications
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 mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved up versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend.
General Telecommunications sits inside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family (code 03), which contains 31 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for General Telecommunications postings should also review these sibling occupations in the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family. The General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family totals 260,640 employees, and General Telecommunications accounts for 0.1% of them.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How General Telecommunications pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$69,766
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-40.5%
Where General Telecommunications ranks on lean federal pay
General Telecommunications earns more on average than 26% of federal occupation series (138 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where General Telecommunications sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks General Telecommunications.
Related Occupations in General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Administration and Program | 84,990 | $125,183 | 15.6 yrs |
| Management and Program Analysis | 73,337 | $134,823 | 16.7 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant | 35,782 | $53,568 | 10.4 yrs |
| Logistics Management | 20,350 | $117,169 | 15 yrs |
| Program Management | 15,235 | $178,573 | 19.9 yrs |
| Administrative Officer | 8,149 | $110,689 | 18 yrs |
| Secretary | 5,419 | $66,321 | 14.3 yrs |
| Telecommunications | 3,607 | $127,955 | 16.5 yrs |
| Management and Program Clerical and Assistance | 3,112 | $68,111 | 14 yrs |
| Government Information Specialist | 2,335 | $124,799 | 17.1 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for General Telecommunications outside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (218 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($69,766 here).
Key takeaways
- Place General Telecommunications 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 General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family occupations in the table above, or search current General Telecommunications 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.