Museum Specialist and Technician

What the Numbers Say About Museum Specialist and Technician

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 685 people work in the Museum Specialist and Technician occupation (OPM code 1016) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -4.5% 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 12.7 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $90,437 per year, 17.7% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 3.6% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce.

Code 10, the Information and Arts Group family, is where the federal government classifies Museum Specialist and Technician alongside 15 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Museum Specialist and Technician 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.

Within the Information and Arts Group family, Museum Specialist and Technician ranks #8 of 16 by headcount, accounting for 3.4% of the family's combined 19,923 employees. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (13th percentile) of pay among Information and Arts Group occupations.