Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant occupation series (code 0303), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 35,782 employees (1.8% of the federal civilian workforce), Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant ranks as a major federal occupation within the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, and headcount grew 0.2% from the prior period. Its average salary of $53,568 pays below the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 35,782
- Share of workforce
- 1.8%
- Avg salary
- $53,568
- Avg tenure
- 10.4 yrs
FedScope read on Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant (dense series)
Federal agencies employ 35,782 people in the Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant occupation (OPM code 0303), accounting for 1.8% of the total federal civilian workforce of 1,953,300 for the June 2026 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved up by 0.2% versus the prior period, a useful gauge for job seekers on USAJOBS trying to assess whether this role is expanding government-wide or contracting under hiring freezes and attrition.
Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant pays $53,568 per year on average, moving down -0.2% 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 10.4 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant sits inside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family (code 03), which contains 31 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant postings should also review these sibling occupations in the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family.
Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant makes up 13.7% of the 260,640 employees across the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, ranking #3 of 31 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (34th percentile) of pay among General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$53,568
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-54.3%
Where Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $53,568 is higher than 8% of federal occupation series (43 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant ranks higher than 8%.
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 |
| 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 |
| Support Services Administration | 1,719 | $99,850 | 16.7 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant outside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (35,782 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($53,568 here).
Key takeaways
- Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant pays below the federal average by 54.3% ($53,568 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 8th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A major federal occupation by headcount: 35,782 employees, 1.8% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 0.2% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant ranks #10 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant makes up 13.7% of the 260,640 employees across the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, ranking #3 of 31 occupations in that family by headcount.
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.