Nuclear Materials Courier
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Nuclear Materials Courier occupation series (code 0084).
The verdict
Nuclear Materials Courier is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 277 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family. At an average salary of n/a it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount grew 0.4% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 277
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- n/a
- Avg tenure
- 11.7 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Nuclear Materials Courier
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 277 people work in the Nuclear Materials Courier occupation (OPM code 0084) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved up by 0.4% from 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 Nuclear Materials Courier runs 11.7 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages n/a per year, down 0.0% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Nuclear Materials Courier sits inside the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family (code 00), which contains 27 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Nuclear Materials Courier postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family.
Nuclear Materials Courier makes up 0.3% of the 92,278 employees across the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, ranking #18 of 27 occupations in that family by headcount.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Nuclear Materials Courier pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Nuclear Materials Courier ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of n/a is higher than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Nuclear Materials Courier sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Nuclear Materials Courier ranks higher than 0%.
Related Occupations in Miscellaneous Occupations Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security Administration | 15,507 | $125,293 | 15.4 yrs |
| Correctional Officer | 14,821 | n/a | 10.3 yrs |
| Police | 11,883 | n/a | 12.2 yrs |
| Emergency Management Specialist | 11,832 | $100,833 | 9.7 yrs |
| Fire Protection and Prevention | 8,848 | $74,762 | 14.6 yrs |
| Safety and Occupational Health Management | 5,704 | $117,177 | 16.3 yrs |
| Park Ranger | 5,202 | $75,210 | 10.6 yrs |
| Security Guard | 4,312 | $57,464 | 11.3 yrs |
| Environmental Protection Specialist | 4,157 | $127,481 | 15.2 yrs |
| Security Clerical and Assistance | 3,340 | $65,477 | 12.7 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Nuclear Materials Courier outside the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (277 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Nuclear Materials Courier pays below the federal average by 100.0% (n/a vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 0th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 277 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 0.4% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Nuclear Materials Courier ranks #375 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Nuclear Materials Courier makes up 0.3% of the 92,278 employees across the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, ranking #18 of 27 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.