Inventory Management
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Inventory Management occupation series (code 2010).
The verdict
In the Supply Group family, Inventory Management counts 5,556 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.3% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 20.1% from the prior period; pay averages $77,917, which pays below the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 5,556
- Share of workforce
- 0.3%
- Avg salary
- $77,917
- Avg tenure
- 14.4 yrs
FedScope read on Inventory Management (dense series)
0.3% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Inventory Management occupation (OPM code 2010): 5,556 people, headcount down -20.1% versus 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.
Inventory Management pays $77,917 per year on average, moving down -0.1% from the prior period (a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change). Employees in this role stay an average of 14.4 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
The Supply Group family (code 20) groups Inventory Management together with 7 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Inventory Management postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Supply Group family.
Within the Supply Group family, Inventory Management is one of the top 8 occupations by headcount (#2), accounting for 26.8% of the family's combined 20,755 employees. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (29th percentile) of pay among Supply Group occupations.
Salary Context
How Inventory Management pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$77,917
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-33.6%
Where Inventory Management ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $77,917 is higher than 34% of federal occupation series (185 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Inventory Management sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Inventory Management ranks higher than 34%.
Related Occupations in Supply Group
7 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supply Clerical and Technician | 6,454 | $51,881 | 12 yrs |
| Supply Program Management | 3,907 | $96,011 | 14.1 yrs |
| General Supply | 2,817 | $99,133 | 15.2 yrs |
| Sales Store Clerical | 1,589 | $41,951 | 8.1 yrs |
| Distribution Facilities & Storage Management | 306 | $104,366 | 16.6 yrs |
| Packaging | 108 | $109,900 | 15.8 yrs |
| Supply Student Trainee | 18 | n/a | 1 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Inventory Management outside the Supply 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 (5,556 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($77,917 here).
Key takeaways
- Inventory Management pays below the federal average by 33.6% ($77,917 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 34th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 5,556 employees, 0.3% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 20.1% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Inventory Management ranks #74 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Supply Group family, Inventory Management is one of the top 8 occupations by headcount (#2), accounting for 26.8% of the family's combined 20,755 employees.
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.