Intelligence
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Intelligence occupation series (code 0132), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Intelligence is a mid-sized federal occupation: 12,860 employees (0.7% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family. At an average salary of n/a it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 2.5% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 12,860
- Share of workforce
- 0.7%
- Avg salary
- n/a
- Avg tenure
- 15 yrs
FedScope read on Intelligence (dense series)
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 12,860 people work in the Intelligence occupation (OPM code 0132) across federal agencies, 0.7% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -2.5% from the prior period, a useful gauge for job seekers on USAJOBS trying to assess whether this role is expanding government-wide or contracting under hiring freezes and attrition.
The average salary for Intelligence is n/a per year. Salaries moved down by 0.0% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. Average length of service in this role is 15 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
The Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family (code 01) groups Intelligence together with 28 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Intelligence postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family.
Inside the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family (29 occupations, 101,196 employees combined), Intelligence holds the #4 spot by headcount, a 12.7% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (0th percentile) of pay among Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Intelligence pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Intelligence ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of n/a is higher than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Intelligence sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Intelligence ranks higher than 0%.
Related Occupations in Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Insurance Administration | 24,044 | $105,855 | 17.7 yrs |
| Social Work | 22,339 | $112,147 | 10 yrs |
| Social Science | 13,513 | $109,039 | 11.8 yrs |
| Psychology | 10,259 | $144,240 | 10.7 yrs |
| Economist | 3,774 | $158,425 | 14.1 yrs |
| Foreign Affairs | 2,748 | $155,920 | 14.4 yrs |
| Health Insurance Administration | 2,443 | $149,476 | 15.3 yrs |
| Social Science Aid and Technician | 1,534 | $67,632 | 12.4 yrs |
| Archeology | 1,448 | $91,675 | 12 yrs |
| Social Services Aid and Assistant | 962 | $59,911 | 11.7 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Intelligence outside the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (12,860 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Intelligence pays below the federal average by 100.0% (n/a vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 0th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A mid-sized federal occupation by headcount: 12,860 employees, 0.7% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 2.5% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Intelligence ranks #37 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family (29 occupations, 101,196 employees combined), Intelligence holds the #4 spot by headcount, a 12.7% 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.