Management and Program Analysis
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Management and Program Analysis occupation series (code 0343).
The verdict
In the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, Management and Program Analysis counts 73,337 employees, one of the largest federal occupations at 3.8% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined from the prior period; pay averages $134,823, which pays above the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -5.3%
- Pay change
- +0.1%
- Avg tenure
- 16.7 yrs
- Rank in family
- #2 of 31
FedScope read on Management and Program Analysis (dense 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 down versus the prior period, a workforce-scale shift government watchers track closely, since swings this large move federal staffing totals meaningfully.
Management and Program Analysis 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 Management and Program Analysis postings should also review these sibling occupations in the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family. The General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family totals 260,640 employees, and Management and Program Analysis accounts for 28.1% of them. Management and Program Analysis is one of just 5 federal occupation series with 50,000 or more employees, out of 541 tracked in OPM FedScope for the June 2026 reporting window. Within the family, the largest occupations by headcount are Miscellaneous Administration and Program at 84,990, Management and Program Analysis, and Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant at 35,782, ahead of 28 smaller occupations; together they hold 74.5% of the family total. Across these 5 large series, average tenure runs 13.5 years; Management and Program Analysis's own is longer than that peer-group average.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Management and Program Analysis pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$134,823
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+14.9%
Where Management and Program Analysis ranks on rich federal pay
Management and Program Analysis earns more on average than 78% of federal occupation series (424 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Management and Program Analysis sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Management and Program Analysis.
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 |
| 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 |
| Support Services Administration | 1,719 | $99,850 | 16.7 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Management and Program Analysis 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 (73,337 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($134,823 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Management and Program Analysis 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 General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Management and Program Analysis 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.