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 from the prior period; pay averages $68,111, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -3.5%
- Pay change
- +0.4%
- Avg tenure
- 14 yrs
- Rank in family
- #9 of 31
FedScope read on Management and Program Clerical and Assistance (dense series)
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. As for pay, the latest move was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
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. The General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family totals 260,640 employees, and Management and Program Clerical and Assistance accounts for 1.2% of them. 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
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
Management and Program Clerical and Assistance earns more on average 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; the highlighted bar marks Management and Program Clerical and Assistance.
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
- Place Management and Program Clerical and Assistance 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 Clerical and Assistance 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.