Law Clerk

What the Numbers Say About Law Clerk

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Law Clerk occupation (OPM code 904): 268 people, headcount down -36.5% 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.

Law Clerk pays $93,301 per year on average, 15.1% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 3.7% 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 0.8 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.

The Legal and Kindred Group family (code 9) groups Law Clerk together with 17 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Law Clerk 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.

Law Clerk makes up 0.2% of the 133,580 employees across the Legal and Kindred Group family, ranking #15 of 18 occupations in that family by headcount.