Messenger
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Messenger occupation series (code 0302), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Messenger is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 5 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family. At an average salary of $41,073 it pays below the federal average of $117,339.
- Employees
- 5
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $41,073
- Avg tenure
- 26.4 yrs
FedScope read on Messenger (thin series)
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 5 people work in the Messenger occupation (OPM code 0302) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved sideways by 0.0% from the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend.
Messenger pays $41,073 per year on average, moving down 0.0% from the prior period (a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change). Employees in this role stay an average of 26.4 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
Code 03, the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, is where the federal government classifies Messenger alongside 30 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Messenger postings should also review these sibling occupations in the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family.
Inside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family (31 occupations, 260,640 employees combined), Messenger holds the #29 spot by headcount, a 0.0% share of the family total.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Messenger pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$41,073
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-65.0%
Where Messenger ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $41,073 is higher than 0% of federal occupation series (2 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Messenger sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Messenger ranks higher than 0%.
Related Occupations in General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Administration and Program | 84,990 | $125,183 | 15.6 yrs |
| Management and Program Analysis | 73,337 | $134,823 | 16.7 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant | 35,782 | $53,568 | 10.4 yrs |
| Logistics Management | 20,350 | $117,169 | 15 yrs |
| Program Management | 15,235 | $178,573 | 19.9 yrs |
| Administrative Officer | 8,149 | $110,689 | 18 yrs |
| Secretary | 5,419 | $66,321 | 14.3 yrs |
| Telecommunications | 3,607 | $127,955 | 16.5 yrs |
| Management and Program Clerical and Assistance | 3,112 | $68,111 | 14 yrs |
| Government Information Specialist | 2,335 | $124,799 | 17.1 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Messenger outside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (5 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($41,073 here).
Key takeaways
- Messenger pays below the federal average by 65.0% ($41,073 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 0th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 5 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Messenger ranks #647 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family (31 occupations, 260,640 employees combined), Messenger holds the #29 spot by headcount, a 0.0% 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.