Missile/toxic Materials Handling
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Missile/toxic Materials Handling occupation series (code 6511), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 98 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Missile/toxic Materials Handling 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
- 14.4 yrs
- Rank in family
- #3 of 4
FedScope read on Missile/toxic Materials Handling (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 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, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend.
The Ammunition, Explosives, and Toxic Materials Work Family family (code 65) groups Missile/toxic Materials Handling together with 3 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Missile/toxic Materials Handling postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Ammunition, Explosives, and Toxic Materials Work Family family. The Ammunition, Explosives, and Toxic Materials Work Family family totals 1,236 employees, and Missile/toxic Materials Handling accounts for 7.9% of them.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Missile/toxic Materials Handling pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Missile/toxic Materials Handling ranks on lean federal pay
Missile/toxic Materials Handling earns more on average than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Missile/toxic Materials Handling sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Missile/toxic Materials Handling.
Related Occupations in Ammunition, Explosives, and Toxic Materials Work Family
3 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misc Ammun, Explosives, & Toxic Mater Work | 557 | n/a | 11.2 yrs |
| Explosives Operating | 554 | n/a | 11 yrs |
| Munitions Destroying | 27 | n/a | 17.1 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Missile/toxic Materials Handling outside the Ammunition, Explosives, and Toxic Materials Work Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (98 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Place Missile/toxic Materials Handling 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 Missile/toxic Materials Handling 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.