Invalid
Everything OPM FedScope (March 2025) reports about the Invalid occupation series (code *): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
Invalid is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 1,419 employees (0.1% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Invalid family. At an average salary of $96,071 it pays below the federal average of $109,869, and headcount declined 0.3% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 1,419
- Share of workforce
- 0.1%
- Avg salary
- $96,071
- Avg tenure
- 7.3 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Invalid
Federal agencies employ 1,419 people in the Invalid occupation (OPM code *), accounting for 0.1% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -0.3% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Invalid pays $96,071 per year on average, 12.6% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 4.2% from the prior period (a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce). Employees in this role stay an average of 7.3 years, a comparatively short average tenure, which can reflect faster turnover, a competitive private-sector alternative, or a newer program still building up its workforce.
Code Invalid, the Invalid family, is where the federal government classifies Invalid alongside 0 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Invalid 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.
Within the Invalid family, Invalid is the single largest occupation by headcount, accounting for 100.0% of the family's combined 1,419 employees.
Employees
1,419
-0.3% from prior period
Average Salary
$96,071
+4.2%
Avg Length of Service
7.3 yrs
Occupation Family
Invalid
Salary Context
How Invalid pay compares to the federal average of $109,869
Occupation Average
$96,071
Federal Average
$109,869
vs. Federal Avg
-12.6%
Where Invalid ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $96,071 is higher than 59% of federal occupation series (371 of 634). The highlighted bar marks where Invalid sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 634 federal occupation series; Invalid ranks higher than 59%.
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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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