Government Information Specialist
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Government Information Specialist occupation series (code 0306).
The verdict
In the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, Government Information Specialist counts 2,335 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined from the prior period; pay averages $124,799, which pays near the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -4.2%
- Pay change
- +0.2%
- Avg tenure
- 17.1 yrs
- Rank in family
- #10 of 31
FedScope read on Government Information Specialist (dense series)
For job seekers weighing career length: 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. As for pay, the latest move was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Government Information Specialist 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 Government Information Specialist postings should also review these sibling occupations in the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family. Government Information Specialist makes up 0.9% of the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family's 260,640 combined employees. Its average salary ranks in the top half (79th percentile) of pay among General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Government Information Specialist pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$124,799
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+6.4%
Where Government Information Specialist ranks on rich federal pay
Government Information Specialist earns more on average than 71% of federal occupation series (386 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Government Information Specialist sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Government Information Specialist.
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 |
| Support Services Administration | 1,719 | $99,850 | 16.7 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Government Information Specialist outside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services 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 (2,335 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($124,799 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Government Information Specialist 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 Government Information Specialist 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.