Museum Specialist and Technician
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Museum Specialist and Technician occupation series (code 1016).
The verdict
In the Information and Arts Group family, Museum Specialist and Technician counts 657 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 1.9% from the prior period; pay averages $91,362, which pays below the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 657
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $91,362
- Avg tenure
- 13.8 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Museum Specialist and Technician
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 657 people work in the Museum Specialist and Technician occupation (OPM code 1016) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved up by 1.9% from the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Average tenure in Museum Specialist and Technician runs 13.8 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $91,362 per year, down -1.0% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement.
Code 10, the Information and Arts Group family, is where the federal government classifies Museum Specialist and Technician alongside 18 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Museum Specialist and Technician postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Information and Arts Group family.
Within the Information and Arts Group family, Museum Specialist and Technician ranks #7 of 19 by headcount, accounting for 4.5% of the family's combined 14,755 employees. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (28th percentile) of pay among Information and Arts Group occupations.
Salary Context
How Museum Specialist and Technician pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$91,362
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-22.1%
Where Museum Specialist and Technician ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $91,362 is higher than 47% of federal occupation series (252 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Museum Specialist and Technician sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Museum Specialist and Technician ranks higher than 47%.
Related Occupations in Information and Arts Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Affairs | 5,552 | $129,060 | 14.3 yrs |
| General Arts and Information | 2,759 | $126,733 | 14.5 yrs |
| Visual Information | 1,245 | $110,638 | 15.6 yrs |
| Language Specialist | 864 | $117,705 | 11.8 yrs |
| Technical Writing and Editing | 816 | $128,063 | 14.1 yrs |
| Writing and Editing | 760 | $138,055 | 15.2 yrs |
| Audiovisual Production | 619 | $128,404 | 16 yrs |
| Museum Curator | 490 | $125,118 | 17.5 yrs |
| Interior Design | 355 | $105,579 | 11 yrs |
| Exhibits Specialist | 268 | $103,348 | 16.7 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Museum Specialist and Technician outside the Information and Arts Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (657 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($91,362 here).
Key takeaways
- Museum Specialist and Technician pays below the federal average by 22.1% ($91,362 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 47th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 657 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 1.9% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Museum Specialist and Technician ranks #261 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Information and Arts Group family, Museum Specialist and Technician ranks #7 of 19 by headcount, accounting for 4.5% of the family's combined 14,755 employees.
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.