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OPM FedScope March 2025 Business and Industry Group

Insurance Examining

Everything OPM FedScope (March 2025) reports about the Insurance Examining occupation series (code 1163): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.

The verdict

With 44 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Insurance Examining ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Business and Industry Group family. Its average salary of $142,270 pays well above the $109,869 federal average.

Employees
44
Share of workforce
0.0%
Avg salary
$142,270
Avg tenure
9.5 yrs

What the Numbers Say About Insurance Examining

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Insurance Examining occupation (OPM code 1163): 44 people, headcount sideways 0.0% 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 9.5 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $142,270 per year, 29.5% above the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 2.8% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce.

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, 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.

Inside the Business and Industry Group family (25 occupations, 115,651 employees combined), Insurance Examining holds the #24 spot by headcount, a 0.0% share of the family total.

Employees

44

0.0% from prior period

Average Salary

$142,270

+2.8%

Avg Length of Service

9.5 yrs

Occupation Family

Business and Industry Group

Salary Context

How Insurance Examining pay compares to the federal average of $109,869

Occupation Average

$142,270

Federal Average

$109,869

vs. Federal Avg

+29.5%

Where Insurance Examining ranks on federal pay

Its average salary of $142,270 is higher than 91% of federal occupation series (576 of 634). The highlighted bar marks where Insurance Examining sits in the federal pay distribution.

$16,074132$63,787308$111,499167$159,21223$206,9242$254,6372
Distribution of average salary across all 634 federal occupation series (OPM FedScope) - Insurance Examining is in the highlighted range.

Average-salary distribution across all 634 federal occupation series; Insurance Examining ranks higher than 91%.

Source: OPM FedScope Employment Cubes As of March 2025

10 other occupations in the same family

Occupation Employees Avg Salary
Contracting 44,381 $118,690
General Business and Industry 33,171 $113,395
Loan Specialist 5,934 $89,139
Production Control 5,494 $83,423
Grants Management 4,182 $122,571
Realty 4,031 $106,555
Internal Revenue Officer 3,426 $96,571
Purchasing 2,984 $61,088
Housing Management 1,974 $77,771
Financial Analysis 1,358 $166,876

Frequently Asked Questions

How many federal employees work as Insurance Examining?
As of March 2025, federal agencies report 44 employees in the Insurance Examining occupation, equal to 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce.
What is the average salary for Insurance Examining in the federal government?
Federal employees in the Insurance Examining occupation earn an average of $142,270 per year, 29.5% above the $109,869 federal-wide average.
What occupation family does Insurance Examining belong to?
Insurance Examining (code 1163) belongs to the Business and Industry Group family (code 11). There are 25 occupations in this family.
What is the average length of service for Insurance Examining?
Federal employees in the Insurance Examining occupation have an average length of service of 9.5 years. The federal-wide average is 11.8 years.
Is the Insurance Examining workforce growing or shrinking?
44 employees, unchanged from the prior period: the Insurance Examining workforce has been stable.
How does Insurance Examining pay compare to private sector salaries?
For a private-sector comparison, see the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program; on the federal side, Insurance Examining averages $142,270, 29.5% above the $109,869 federal-wide average.

Data Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) FedScope Employment Cubes, March 2025. Federal civilian non-seasonal full-time and part-time employees. Data does not include military personnel, postal workers, or intelligence agency staff. Last updated: 2026-03-10.

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