Grants Management

What the Numbers Say About Grants Management

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 4,182 people work in the Grants Management occupation (OPM code 1109) across federal agencies, 0.2% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved up by 0.9% from the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Average tenure in Grants Management runs 12.6 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $122,571 per year, 11.6% above the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 2.9% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce.

Grants Management sits inside the Business and Industry Group family (code 11), which contains 25 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Grants Management 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.

Inside the Business and Industry Group family (25 occupations, 115,651 employees combined), Grants Management holds the #5 spot by headcount, a 3.6% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the top half (76th percentile) of pay among Business and Industry Group occupations.