Housing Management
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Housing Management occupation series (code 1173), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
In the Business and Industry Group family, Housing Management counts 1,724 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.1% from the prior period; pay averages $91,096, which pays below the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 1,724
- Share of workforce
- 0.1%
- Avg salary
- $91,096
- Avg tenure
- 12.5 yrs
FedScope read on Housing Management (dense series)
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 1,724 people work in the Housing Management occupation (OPM code 1173) across federal agencies, 0.1% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -0.1% from the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Housing Management pays $91,096 per year on average, moving up 0.5% from the prior period (a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change). Employees in this role stay an average of 12.5 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Housing Management sits inside the Business and Industry Group family (code 11), which contains 25 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Housing Management postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Business and Industry Group family.
Within the Business and Industry Group family, Housing Management ranks #9 of 25 by headcount, accounting for 2.1% of the family's combined 83,993 employees. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (17th percentile) of pay among Business and Industry Group occupations.
Salary Context
How Housing Management pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$91,096
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-22.4%
Where Housing Management ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $91,096 is higher than 46% of federal occupation series (250 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Housing Management sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Housing Management ranks higher than 46%.
Related Occupations in Business and Industry Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contracting | 30,323 | $132,449 | 14.4 yrs |
| General Business and Industry | 25,675 | $123,489 | 14.9 yrs |
| Production Control | 5,015 | $99,508 | 14.6 yrs |
| Loan Specialist | 3,952 | $95,452 | 12.7 yrs |
| Realty | 3,282 | $112,506 | 15.3 yrs |
| Grants Management | 3,042 | $129,704 | 14.5 yrs |
| Purchasing | 2,225 | $59,039 | 13.1 yrs |
| Internal Revenue Officer | 2,183 | n/a | 14.7 yrs |
| Commissary Management | 1,174 | n/a | 19.2 yrs |
| Building Management | 986 | $122,043 | 16.3 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Housing Management outside the Business and Industry 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 (1,724 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($91,096 here).
Key takeaways
- Housing Management pays below the federal average by 22.4% ($91,096 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 46th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 1,724 employees, 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.1% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Housing Management ranks #160 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Business and Industry Group family, Housing Management ranks #9 of 25 by headcount, accounting for 2.1% of the family's combined 83,993 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.