Materials Expediting
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Materials Expediting occupation series (code 6910), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
In the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family, Materials Expediting counts 821 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined from the prior period; pay averages $62,168, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -11.1%
- Pay change
- +0.6%
- Avg tenure
- 10.4 yrs
- Rank in family
- #4 of 9
What the Numbers Say About Materials Expediting
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. 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. Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
The Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family (code 69) groups Materials Expediting together with 8 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Materials Expediting postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family. Across the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family, 10,194 employees work in 9 occupations; Materials Expediting is 8.1% of that headcount. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (38th percentile) of pay among Warehousing and Stock Handling Family occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Materials Expediting pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$62,168
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-47.0%
Where Materials Expediting ranks on lean federal pay
Materials Expediting earns more on average than 17% of federal occupation series (91 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Materials Expediting sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Materials Expediting.
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 Examining and Identifying | 560 | $61,924 | 10.5 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 Expediting 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 (821 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($62,168 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Materials Expediting 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 Expediting 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.