Information Receptionist

What the Numbers Say About Information Receptionist

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Information Receptionist occupation (OPM code 304): 357 people, headcount down -10.1% 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.

Average tenure in Information Receptionist runs 9.5 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $46,300 per year, 57.9% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 1.9% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement.

Information Receptionist sits inside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family (code 3), which contains 28 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Information Receptionist 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.

Information Receptionist makes up 0.1% of the 339,466 employees across the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, ranking #19 of 28 occupations in that family by headcount.