Information Receptionist
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Information Receptionist occupation series (code 0304): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
In the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, Information Receptionist counts 248 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 0.4% from the prior period; pay averages $45,006, which pays below the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 248
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $45,006
- Avg tenure
- 12.8 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Information Receptionist
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Information Receptionist occupation (OPM code 0304): 248 people, headcount up 0.4% 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 12.8 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $45,006 per year, up 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.
Information Receptionist sits inside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family (code 03), which contains 31 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Information Receptionist postings should also review these sibling occupations in the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family.
Information Receptionist makes up 0.1% of the 260,640 employees across the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, ranking #19 of 31 occupations in that family by headcount.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Information Receptionist pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$45,006
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-61.6%
Where Information Receptionist ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $45,006 is higher than 2% of federal occupation series (13 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Information Receptionist sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Information Receptionist ranks higher than 2%.
Related Occupations in General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Administration and Program | 84,990 | $125,183 | 15.6 yrs |
| Management and Program Analysis | 73,337 | $134,823 | 16.7 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant | 35,782 | $53,568 | 10.4 yrs |
| Logistics Management | 20,350 | $117,169 | 15 yrs |
| Program Management | 15,235 | $178,573 | 19.9 yrs |
| Administrative Officer | 8,149 | $110,689 | 18 yrs |
| Secretary | 5,419 | $66,321 | 14.3 yrs |
| Telecommunications | 3,607 | $127,955 | 16.5 yrs |
| Management and Program Clerical and Assistance | 3,112 | $68,111 | 14 yrs |
| Government Information Specialist | 2,335 | $124,799 | 17.1 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Information Receptionist outside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (248 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($45,006 here).
Key takeaways
- Information Receptionist pays below the federal average by 61.6% ($45,006 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 2nd percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 248 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 0.4% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Information Receptionist ranks #386 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Information Receptionist makes up 0.1% of the 260,640 employees across the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, ranking #19 of 31 occupations in that family by headcount.
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.