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 edged up from the prior period; pay averages $45,006, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- +0.4%
- Pay change
- +0.4%
- Avg tenure
- 12.8 yrs
- Rank in family
- #19 of 31
What the Numbers Say About Information Receptionist
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved up 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.
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 General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family's 260,640 combined employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Information Receptionist pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$45,006
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-61.6%
Where Information Receptionist ranks on lean federal pay
Information Receptionist earns more on average 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; the highlighted bar marks Information Receptionist.
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
- Place Information Receptionist 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 General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Information Receptionist 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.