General Telecommunications

What the Numbers Say About General Telecommunications

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 250 people work in the General Telecommunications occupation (OPM code 392) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -5.3% from 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 pays $68,300 per year on average, 37.8% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 1.4% from the prior period (a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement). Employees in this role stay an average of 10.5 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

General Telecommunications sits inside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family (code 3), which contains 28 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for General Telecommunications 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 General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, General Telecommunications ranks #20 of 28 by headcount, accounting for 0.1% of the family's combined 339,466 employees.