Misc Ammun, Explosives, & Toxic Mater Work
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Misc Ammun, Explosives, & Toxic Mater Work occupation series (code 6501), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 557 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Misc Ammun, Explosives, & Toxic Mater Work ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Ammunition, Explosives, and Toxic Materials Work Family family. Its average salary of n/a pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- 0.0%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 11.2 yrs
- Rank in family
- #1 of 4
What the Numbers Say About Misc Ammun, Explosives, & Toxic Mater Work
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved sideways versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. As for pay, the latest move was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
The Ammunition, Explosives, and Toxic Materials Work Family family (code 65) groups Misc Ammun, Explosives, & Toxic Mater Work together with 3 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Misc Ammun, Explosives, & Toxic Mater Work postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Ammunition, Explosives, and Toxic Materials Work Family family. Across the Ammunition, Explosives, and Toxic Materials Work Family family, 1,236 employees work in 4 occupations; Misc Ammun, Explosives, & Toxic Mater Work is 45.1% of that headcount.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Misc Ammun, Explosives, & Toxic Mater Work pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Misc Ammun, Explosives, & Toxic Mater Work ranks on lean federal pay
Misc Ammun, Explosives, & Toxic Mater Work earns more on average than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Misc Ammun, Explosives, & Toxic Mater Work sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Misc Ammun, Explosives, & Toxic Mater Work.
Related Occupations in Ammunition, Explosives, and Toxic Materials Work Family
3 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explosives Operating | 554 | n/a | 11 yrs |
| Missile/toxic Materials Handling | 98 | n/a | 14.4 yrs |
| Munitions Destroying | 27 | n/a | 17.1 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Misc Ammun, Explosives, & Toxic Mater Work outside the Ammunition, Explosives, and Toxic Materials Work Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (557 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Place Misc Ammun, Explosives, & Toxic Mater Work 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 Ammunition, Explosives, and Toxic Materials Work Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Misc Ammun, Explosives, & Toxic Mater Work 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.