Guide
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Guide occupation series (code 0090).
The verdict
With 769 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Guide ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, and headcount grew from the prior period. Its average salary of $46,265 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- +2.7%
- Pay change
- -0.3%
- Avg tenure
- 6.2 yrs
- Rank in family
- #14 of 27
What the Numbers Say About Guide
Headcount moved up versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. Pay moved down between the two reporting periods, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows a comparatively short average tenure, which can reflect faster turnover, a competitive private-sector alternative, or a newer program still building up its workforce.
Code 00, the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, is where the federal government classifies Guide alongside 26 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Guide postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family. Guide makes up 0.8% of the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family's 92,278 combined employees. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (5th percentile) of pay among Miscellaneous Occupations Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Guide pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$46,265
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-60.6%
Where Guide ranks on lean federal pay
Guide earns more on average than 4% of federal occupation series (20 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Guide sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Guide.
Related Occupations in Miscellaneous Occupations Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security Administration | 15,507 | $125,293 | 15.4 yrs |
| Correctional Officer | 14,821 | n/a | 10.3 yrs |
| Police | 11,883 | n/a | 12.2 yrs |
| Emergency Management Specialist | 11,832 | $100,833 | 9.7 yrs |
| Fire Protection and Prevention | 8,848 | $74,762 | 14.6 yrs |
| Safety and Occupational Health Management | 5,704 | $117,177 | 16.3 yrs |
| Park Ranger | 5,202 | $75,210 | 10.6 yrs |
| Security Guard | 4,312 | $57,464 | 11.3 yrs |
| Environmental Protection Specialist | 4,157 | $127,481 | 15.2 yrs |
| Security Clerical and Assistance | 3,340 | $65,477 | 12.7 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Guide outside the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (769 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($46,265 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Guide 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 Miscellaneous Occupations Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Guide 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.