Language Clerical
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Language Clerical occupation series (code 1046): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
In the Information and Arts Group family, Language Clerical counts 2 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce; pay averages $45,852, which pays below the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 2
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $45,852
- Avg tenure
- 21.6 yrs
FedScope read on Language Clerical (thin series)
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 2 people work in the Language Clerical occupation (OPM code 1046) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved sideways by 0.0% from 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.
Language Clerical pays $45,852 per year on average, moving down 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). Employees in this role stay an average of 21.6 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
Language Clerical sits inside the Information and Arts Group family (code 10), which contains 19 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Language Clerical postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Information and Arts Group family.
Inside the Information and Arts Group family (19 occupations, 14,755 employees combined), Language Clerical holds the #19 spot by headcount, a 0.0% share of the family total.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Language Clerical pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$45,852
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-60.9%
Where Language Clerical ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $45,852 is higher than 3% of federal occupation series (16 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Language Clerical sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Language Clerical ranks higher than 3%.
Related Occupations in Information and Arts Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Affairs | 5,552 | $129,060 | 14.3 yrs |
| General Arts and Information | 2,759 | $126,733 | 14.5 yrs |
| Visual Information | 1,245 | $110,638 | 15.6 yrs |
| Language Specialist | 864 | $117,705 | 11.8 yrs |
| Technical Writing and Editing | 816 | $128,063 | 14.1 yrs |
| Writing and Editing | 760 | $138,055 | 15.2 yrs |
| Museum Specialist and Technician | 657 | $91,362 | 13.8 yrs |
| Audiovisual Production | 619 | $128,404 | 16 yrs |
| Museum Curator | 490 | $125,118 | 17.5 yrs |
| Interior Design | 355 | $105,579 | 11 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Language Clerical outside the Information and Arts Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (2 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($45,852 here).
Key takeaways
- Language Clerical pays below the federal average by 60.9% ($45,852 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 3rd percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 2 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Language Clerical ranks #653 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Information and Arts Group family (19 occupations, 14,755 employees combined), Language Clerical holds the #19 spot by headcount, a 0.0% 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.