Human Resources Management
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Human Resources Management occupation series (code 0201).
The verdict
With 33,850 employees (1.7% of the federal civilian workforce), Human Resources Management ranks as a major federal occupation within the Human Resources Management Group family, and headcount declined from the prior period. Its average salary of $124,278 pays near the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -4.5%
- Pay change
- +0.1%
- Avg tenure
- 15.8 yrs
- Rank in family
- #1 of 7
FedScope read on Human Resources Management (dense series)
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a useful gauge for job seekers on USAJOBS trying to assess whether this role is expanding government-wide or contracting under hiring freezes and attrition. As for pay, the latest move was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Code 02, the Human Resources Management Group family, is where the federal government classifies Human Resources Management alongside 6 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Human Resources Management postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Human Resources Management Group family. Human Resources Management makes up 79.7% of the Human Resources Management Group family's 42,460 combined employees. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (29th percentile) of pay among Human Resources Management Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Human Resources Management pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$124,278
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+5.9%
Where Human Resources Management ranks on rich federal pay
Human Resources Management earns more on average than 71% of federal occupation series (382 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Human Resources Management sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Human Resources Management.
Related Occupations in Human Resources Management Group
6 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Human Resources Assistance | 6,110 | $64,832 | 11 yrs |
| Equal Employment Opportunity | 2,148 | $132,636 | 17.7 yrs |
| Labor-Management Relations Examining | 189 | $147,423 | 18.8 yrs |
| Mediation | 67 | $157,172 | 12.9 yrs |
| Apprenticeship and Training | 62 | $129,279 | 13.9 yrs |
| Human Resources Management Student Trainee | 34 | $54,806 | 1.5 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Human Resources Management outside the Human Resources Management 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 (33,850 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($124,278 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Human Resources Management 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 Human Resources Management Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Human Resources Management 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.