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.
- Headcount change
- 0.0%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 26.4 yrs
- Rank in family
- #29 of 31
FedScope read on Messenger (thin series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Headcount moved sideways versus 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.
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. Across the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, 260,640 employees work in 31 occupations; Messenger is 0.0% of that headcount.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Messenger pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$41,073
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-65.0%
Where Messenger ranks on lean federal pay
Messenger earns more on average 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; the highlighted bar marks Messenger.
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
- Place Messenger 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 General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Messenger 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.