Mine Safety and Health Inspection Series

What the Numbers Say About Mine Safety and Health Inspection Series

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 1,025 people work in the Mine Safety and Health Inspection Series occupation (OPM code 1822) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -0.7% from the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Mine Safety and Health Inspection Series pays $108,367 per year on average, 1.4% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 2.2% from the prior period (a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce). Employees in this role stay an average of 11.8 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

Code 18, the Investigation Group family, is where the federal government classifies Mine Safety and Health Inspection Series alongside 19 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Mine Safety and Health Inspection Series 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.

Mine Safety and Health Inspection Series makes up 0.5% of the 211,925 employees across the Investigation Group family, ranking #11 of 20 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (35th percentile) of pay among Investigation Group occupations.