Misc Warehousing and Stock Handling

What the Numbers Say About Misc Warehousing and Stock Handling

0.1% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Misc Warehousing and Stock Handling occupation (OPM code 6901): 2,059 people, headcount down -1.1% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Average tenure in Misc Warehousing and Stock Handling runs 9 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $59,013 per year, 46.3% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 1.3% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement.

The Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family (code 69) groups Misc Warehousing and Stock Handling together with 8 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Misc Warehousing and Stock Handling 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.

Misc Warehousing and Stock Handling makes up 14.0% of the 14,742 employees across the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family, ranking #3 of 9 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (11th percentile) of pay among Warehousing and Stock Handling Family occupations.