Loan Specialist
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Loan Specialist occupation series (code 1165).
The verdict
Loan Specialist is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 3,952 employees (0.2% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Business and Industry Group family. At an average salary of $95,452 it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount grew 0.1% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 3,952
- Share of workforce
- 0.2%
- Avg salary
- $95,452
- Avg tenure
- 12.7 yrs
FedScope read on Loan Specialist (dense series)
0.2% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Loan Specialist occupation (OPM code 1165): 3,952 people, headcount up 0.1% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
The average salary for Loan Specialist is $95,452 per year. Salaries moved up by 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. Average length of service in this role is 12.7 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Loan Specialist sits inside the Business and Industry Group family (code 11), which contains 25 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Loan Specialist postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Business and Industry Group family.
Loan Specialist makes up 4.7% of the 83,993 employees across the Business and Industry Group family, ranking #4 of 25 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (22nd percentile) of pay among Business and Industry Group occupations.
Salary Context
How Loan Specialist pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$95,452
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-18.7%
Where Loan Specialist ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $95,452 is higher than 50% of federal occupation series (269 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Loan Specialist sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Loan Specialist ranks higher than 50%.
Related Occupations in Business and Industry Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contracting | 30,323 | $132,449 | 14.4 yrs |
| General Business and Industry | 25,675 | $123,489 | 14.9 yrs |
| Production Control | 5,015 | $99,508 | 14.6 yrs |
| Realty | 3,282 | $112,506 | 15.3 yrs |
| Grants Management | 3,042 | $129,704 | 14.5 yrs |
| Purchasing | 2,225 | $59,039 | 13.1 yrs |
| Internal Revenue Officer | 2,183 | n/a | 14.7 yrs |
| Housing Management | 1,724 | $91,096 | 12.5 yrs |
| Commissary Management | 1,174 | n/a | 19.2 yrs |
| Building Management | 986 | $122,043 | 16.3 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Loan Specialist outside the Business and Industry 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 (3,952 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($95,452 here).
Key takeaways
- Loan Specialist pays below the federal average by 18.7% ($95,452 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 50th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 3,952 employees, 0.2% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 0.1% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Loan Specialist ranks #102 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Loan Specialist makes up 4.7% of the 83,993 employees across the Business and Industry Group family, ranking #4 of 25 occupations in that family by headcount.
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.