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 average.
- Headcount change
- 0.0%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 21.6 yrs
- Rank in family
- #19 of 19
FedScope read on Language Clerical (thin series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Headcount moved sideways versus 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 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. The Information and Arts Group family totals 14,755 employees, and Language Clerical accounts for 0.0% of them.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Language Clerical pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$45,852
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-60.9%
Where Language Clerical ranks on lean federal pay
Language Clerical earns more on average 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; the highlighted bar marks Language Clerical.
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
- Place Language Clerical pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Information and Arts Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Language Clerical postings on USAJOBS.
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.