Music Specialist

What the Numbers Say About Music Specialist

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Music Specialist occupation (OPM code 1051): 12 people, headcount sideways 0.0% 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.

Average tenure in Music Specialist runs 9.6 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $94,601 per year, 13.9% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 3.0% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce.

The Information and Arts Group family (code 10) groups Music Specialist together with 15 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Music Specialist 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.

Inside the Information and Arts Group family (16 occupations, 19,923 employees combined), Music Specialist holds the #16 spot by headcount, a 0.1% share of the family total.