Industrial Specialist
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Industrial Specialist occupation series (code 1150): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
With 392 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Industrial Specialist ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Business and Industry Group family, and headcount declined 60.7% from the prior period. Its average salary of $137,274 pays above the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 392
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $137,274
- Avg tenure
- 17.9 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Industrial Specialist
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Industrial Specialist occupation (OPM code 1150): 392 people, headcount down -60.7% 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 Industrial Specialist is $137,274 per year. Salaries moved up by 0.4% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. Average length of service in this role is 17.9 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
Industrial Specialist sits inside the Business and Industry Group family (code 11), which contains 25 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Industrial Specialist postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Business and Industry Group family.
Within the Business and Industry Group family, Industrial Specialist ranks #16 of 25 by headcount, accounting for 0.5% of the family's combined 83,993 employees.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Industrial Specialist pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$137,274
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+17.0%
Where Industrial Specialist ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $137,274 is higher than 80% of federal occupation series (434 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Industrial Specialist sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Industrial Specialist ranks higher than 80%.
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 |
| Housing Management | 1,724 | $91,096 | 12.5 yrs |
| Commissary Management | 1,174 | n/a | 19.2 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Industrial Specialist outside the Business and Industry Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (392 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($137,274 here).
Key takeaways
- Industrial Specialist pays above the federal average by 17.0% ($137,274 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 80th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 392 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 60.7% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Industrial Specialist ranks #322 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Business and Industry Group family, Industrial Specialist ranks #16 of 25 by headcount, accounting for 0.5% 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.