Hazardous Waste Disposing
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Hazardous Waste Disposing occupation series (code 6913), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Hazardous Waste Disposing is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 212 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family. At an average salary of $58,478 it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 3.2% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 212
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $58,478
- Avg tenure
- 11.5 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Hazardous Waste Disposing
Federal agencies employ 212 people in the Hazardous Waste Disposing occupation (OPM code 6913), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 1,953,300 for the June 2026 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -3.2% 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.
The average salary for Hazardous Waste Disposing is $58,478 per year. Salaries moved down by -1.1% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. Average length of service in this role is 11.5 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
The Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family (code 69) groups Hazardous Waste Disposing together with 8 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Hazardous Waste Disposing postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family.
Within the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family, Hazardous Waste Disposing ranks #6 of 9 by headcount, accounting for 2.1% of the family's combined 10,194 employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Hazardous Waste Disposing pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$58,478
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-50.2%
Where Hazardous Waste Disposing ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $58,478 is higher than 13% of federal occupation series (68 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Hazardous Waste Disposing sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Hazardous Waste Disposing ranks higher than 13%.
Related Occupations in Warehousing and Stock Handling Family
8 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Handler | 5,317 | $67,371 | 12.1 yrs |
| Store Working | 1,980 | $51,622 | 9.7 yrs |
| Tools and Parts Attending | 888 | $64,659 | 9.7 yrs |
| Materials Expediting | 821 | $62,168 | 10.4 yrs |
| Materials Examining and Identifying | 560 | $61,924 | 10.5 yrs |
| Aircraft Freight Loading | 165 | n/a | 13.5 yrs |
| Misc Warehousing and Stock Handling | 131 | $73,379 | 11.9 yrs |
| Bulk Money Handling | 120 | $69,330 | 16 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Hazardous Waste Disposing outside the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (212 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($58,478 here).
Key takeaways
- Hazardous Waste Disposing pays below the federal average by 50.2% ($58,478 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 13th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 212 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 3.2% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Hazardous Waste Disposing ranks #404 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family, Hazardous Waste Disposing ranks #6 of 9 by headcount, accounting for 2.1% of the family's combined 10,194 employees.
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.