Internal Revenue Officer

What the Numbers Say About Internal Revenue Officer

0.1% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Internal Revenue Officer occupation (OPM code 1169): 3,426 people, headcount up 0.5% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Average tenure in Internal Revenue Officer runs 12.7 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $96,571 per year, 12.1% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 2.0% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce.

Code 11, the Business and Industry Group family, is where the federal government classifies Internal Revenue Officer alongside 24 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Internal Revenue Officer 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), Internal Revenue Officer holds the #7 spot by headcount, a 3.0% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (32nd percentile) of pay among Business and Industry Group occupations.