Nuclear Materials Courier

What the Numbers Say About Nuclear Materials Courier

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 260 people work in the Nuclear Materials Courier occupation (OPM code 84) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -1.1% 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 8.7 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $89,698 per year, 18.4% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 2.9% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce.

Nuclear Materials Courier sits inside the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family (code 0), which contains 26 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Nuclear Materials Courier 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.

Nuclear Materials Courier makes up 0.2% of the 105,611 employees across the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, ranking #18 of 26 occupations in that family by headcount.