Mail and File
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Mail and File occupation series (code 0305).
The verdict
Mail and File is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 1,509 employees (0.1% of the federal civilian workforce) in the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family. At an average salary of $49,118 it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 3.2% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 1,509
- Share of workforce
- 0.1%
- Avg salary
- $49,118
- Avg tenure
- 16.3 yrs
FedScope read on Mail and File (dense series)
Federal agencies employ 1,509 people in the Mail and File occupation (OPM code 0305), accounting for 0.1% of the total federal civilian workforce of 1,953,300 for the June 2026 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -3.2% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Mail and File pays $49,118 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 16.3 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
Mail and File sits inside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family (code 03), which contains 31 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Mail and File postings should also review these sibling occupations in the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family.
Mail and File makes up 0.6% of the 260,640 employees across the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, ranking #12 of 31 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (21st percentile) of pay among General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Mail and File pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$49,118
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-58.1%
Where Mail and File ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $49,118 is higher than 5% of federal occupation series (29 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Mail and File sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Mail and File ranks higher than 5%.
Related Occupations in General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Administration and Program | 84,990 | $125,183 | 15.6 yrs |
| Management and Program Analysis | 73,337 | $134,823 | 16.7 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant | 35,782 | $53,568 | 10.4 yrs |
| Logistics Management | 20,350 | $117,169 | 15 yrs |
| Program Management | 15,235 | $178,573 | 19.9 yrs |
| Administrative Officer | 8,149 | $110,689 | 18 yrs |
| Secretary | 5,419 | $66,321 | 14.3 yrs |
| Telecommunications | 3,607 | $127,955 | 16.5 yrs |
| Management and Program Clerical and Assistance | 3,112 | $68,111 | 14 yrs |
| Government Information Specialist | 2,335 | $124,799 | 17.1 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Mail and File outside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services 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 (1,509 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($49,118 here).
Key takeaways
- Mail and File pays below the federal average by 58.1% ($49,118 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 5th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 1,509 employees, 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 3.2% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Mail and File ranks #177 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Mail and File makes up 0.6% of the 260,640 employees across the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, ranking #12 of 31 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.