Medical Supply Aide and Technician
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Medical Supply Aide and Technician occupation series (code 0622).
The verdict
Medical Supply Aide and Technician is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 3,315 employees (0.2% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family. At an average salary of $69,112 it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount grew 0.4% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 3,315
- Share of workforce
- 0.2%
- Avg salary
- $69,112
- Avg tenure
- 9.2 yrs
FedScope read on Medical Supply Aide and Technician (dense series)
Federal agencies employ 3,315 people in the Medical Supply Aide and Technician occupation (OPM code 0622), accounting for 0.2% of the total federal civilian workforce of 1,953,300 for the June 2026 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved up by 0.4% 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 9.2 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $69,112 per year, up 0.1% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Medical Supply Aide and Technician sits inside the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family (code 06), 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 in the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family.
Inside the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family (45 occupations, 339,162 employees combined), Medical Supply Aide and Technician holds the #19 spot by headcount, a 1.0% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (16th percentile) of pay among Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Medical Supply Aide and Technician pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$69,112
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-41.1%
Where Medical Supply Aide and Technician ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $69,112 is higher than 24% of federal occupation series (132 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Medical Supply Aide and Technician sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Medical Supply Aide and Technician ranks higher than 24%.
Related Occupations in Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse | 106,218 | $132,267 | 10.2 yrs |
| Medical Support Assistance | 39,856 | $58,279 | 8.2 yrs |
| Medical Officer | 34,687 | $301,569 | 11.6 yrs |
| General Health Science | 17,434 | $133,765 | 11.9 yrs |
| Practical Nurse | 16,755 | $75,898 | 10.4 yrs |
| Pharmacist | 14,529 | $167,390 | 11.1 yrs |
| Nursing Assistant | 14,498 | $55,851 | 7.8 yrs |
| Health Aid and Technician | 12,490 | $61,276 | 10.8 yrs |
| Health System Specialist | 7,966 | $110,534 | 15.9 yrs |
| Pharmacy Technician | 7,658 | $70,794 | 9.5 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Medical Supply Aide and Technician outside the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health 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 (3,315 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($69,112 here).
Key takeaways
- Medical Supply Aide and Technician pays below the federal average by 41.1% ($69,112 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 24th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 3,315 employees, 0.2% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 0.4% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Medical Supply Aide and Technician ranks #117 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Medical, Hospital, Dental, and Public Health Group family (45 occupations, 339,162 employees combined), Medical Supply Aide and Technician holds the #19 spot by headcount, a 1.0% share of the family total.
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.