Medical Supply Aide and Technician

What the Numbers Say About Medical Supply Aide and Technician

Federal agencies employ 3,319 people in the Medical Supply Aide and Technician occupation (OPM code 622), accounting for 0.1% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -2.8% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Average tenure in Medical Supply Aide and Technician runs 8.1 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $66,975 per year, 39.0% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 2.7% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce.

Medical Supply Aide and Technician sits inside the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family (code 6), which contains 45 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Medical Supply Aide and Technician 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.

Inside the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family (45 occupations, 356,984 employees combined), Medical Supply Aide and Technician holds the #21 spot by headcount, a 0.9% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (20th percentile) of pay among Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group occupations.