Insurance Examining
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Insurance Examining occupation series (code 1163): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
With 32 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Insurance Examining ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Business and Industry Group family, and headcount declined 8.6% from the prior period. Its average salary of $144,491 pays above the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 32
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $144,491
- Avg tenure
- 11.2 yrs
FedScope read on Insurance Examining (thin series)
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Insurance Examining occupation (OPM code 1163): 32 people, headcount down -8.6% 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 Insurance Examining runs 11.2 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $144,491 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.
Insurance Examining sits inside the Business and Industry Group family (code 11), which contains 25 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Insurance Examining postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Business and Industry Group family.
Inside the Business and Industry Group family (25 occupations, 83,993 employees combined), Insurance Examining holds the #24 spot by headcount, a 0.0% share of the family total.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Insurance Examining pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$144,491
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+23.1%
Where Insurance Examining ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $144,491 is higher than 85% of federal occupation series (461 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Insurance Examining sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Insurance Examining ranks higher than 85%.
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 peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Insurance Examining outside the Business and Industry Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (32 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($144,491 here).
Key takeaways
- Insurance Examining pays above the federal average by 23.1% ($144,491 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 85th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 32 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 8.6% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Insurance Examining ranks #578 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Business and Industry Group family (25 occupations, 83,993 employees combined), Insurance Examining holds the #24 spot by headcount, a 0.0% share of the family total.
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.