Hazardous Waste Disposing

What the Numbers Say About Hazardous Waste Disposing

Federal agencies employ 245 people in the Hazardous Waste Disposing occupation (OPM code 6913), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved up by 2.5% 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 $63,228 per year, placing it 42.5% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 1.6% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. Average length of service in this role is 9.1 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, 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 Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family, Hazardous Waste Disposing ranks #7 of 9 by headcount, accounting for 1.7% of the family's combined 14,742 employees.