Management and Program Clerical and Assistance
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Management and Program Clerical and Assistance occupation series (code 0344): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
In the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, Management and Program Clerical and Assistance counts 3,112 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.2% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 3.5% from the prior period; pay averages $68,111, which pays below the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 3,112
- Share of workforce
- 0.2%
- Avg salary
- $68,111
- Avg tenure
- 14 yrs
FedScope read on Management and Program Clerical and Assistance (dense series)
0.2% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Management and Program Clerical and Assistance occupation (OPM code 0344): 3,112 people, headcount down -3.5% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Management and Program Clerical and Assistance pays $68,111 per year on average, moving up 0.4% 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 14 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Management and Program Clerical and Assistance 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 Clerical and Assistance postings should also review these sibling occupations in the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family.
Management and Program Clerical and Assistance makes up 1.2% of the 260,640 employees across the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, ranking #9 of 31 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the top half (52nd percentile) of pay among General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Management and Program Clerical and Assistance pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$68,111
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-42.0%
Where Management and Program Clerical and Assistance ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $68,111 is higher than 23% of federal occupation series (127 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Management and Program Clerical and Assistance sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Management and Program Clerical and Assistance ranks higher than 23%.
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 |
| 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 Clerical and Assistance 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 (3,112 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($68,111 here).
Key takeaways
- Management and Program Clerical and Assistance pays below the federal average by 42.0% ($68,111 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 23rd percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 3,112 employees, 0.2% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 3.5% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Management and Program Clerical and Assistance ranks #123 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Management and Program Clerical and Assistance makes up 1.2% of the 260,640 employees across the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, ranking #9 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.