Materials Examining and Identifying
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Materials Examining and Identifying occupation series (code 6912).
The verdict
With 560 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Materials Examining and Identifying ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family, and headcount declined from the prior period. Its average salary of $61,924 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -59.4%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 10.5 yrs
- Rank in family
- #5 of 9
What the Numbers Say About Materials Examining and Identifying
Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. Pay moved sideways between the two reporting periods, 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 mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Code 69, the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family, is where the federal government classifies Materials Examining and Identifying alongside 8 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Materials Examining and Identifying postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family. The Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family totals 10,194 employees, and Materials Examining and Identifying accounts for 5.5% of them. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (25th percentile) of pay among Warehousing and Stock Handling Family occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Materials Examining and Identifying pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$61,924
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-47.2%
Where Materials Examining and Identifying ranks on lean federal pay
Materials Examining and Identifying earns more on average than 16% of federal occupation series (89 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Materials Examining and Identifying sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Materials Examining and Identifying.
Related Occupations in Warehousing and Stock Handling Family
8 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Handler | 5,317 | $67,371 | 12.1 yrs |
| Store Working | 1,980 | $51,622 | 9.7 yrs |
| Tools and Parts Attending | 888 | $64,659 | 9.7 yrs |
| Materials Expediting | 821 | $62,168 | 10.4 yrs |
| Hazardous Waste Disposing | 212 | $58,478 | 11.5 yrs |
| Aircraft Freight Loading | 165 | n/a | 13.5 yrs |
| Misc Warehousing and Stock Handling | 131 | $73,379 | 11.9 yrs |
| Bulk Money Handling | 120 | $69,330 | 16 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Materials Examining and Identifying outside the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (560 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($61,924 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Materials Examining and Identifying 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 Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Materials Examining and Identifying 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.