Materials Expediting

What the Numbers Say About Materials Expediting

Federal agencies employ 1,032 people in the Materials Expediting occupation (OPM code 6910), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved sideways by 0.0% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Materials Expediting pays $62,836 per year on average, 42.8% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 1.7% from the prior period (a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement). Employees in this role stay an average of 9.1 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

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, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Within the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family, Materials Expediting ranks #5 of 9 by headcount, accounting for 7.0% of the family's combined 14,742 employees. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (44th percentile) of pay among Warehousing and Stock Handling Family occupations.