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, and headcount edged up from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- +0.4%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 11.7 yrs
- Rank in family
- #18 of 27
What the Numbers Say About Nuclear Materials Courier
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved up 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.
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 Miscellaneous Occupations Group family's 92,278 combined employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Nuclear Materials Courier pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Nuclear Materials Courier ranks on lean federal pay
Nuclear Materials Courier earns more on average 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; the highlighted bar marks Nuclear Materials Courier.
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
- Place Nuclear Materials Courier pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Nuclear Materials Courier postings on USAJOBS.
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.