Office Automation Clerical and Assistance

What the Numbers Say About Office Automation Clerical and Assistance

0.1% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Office Automation Clerical and Assistance occupation (OPM code 326): 1,389 people, headcount down -5.3% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Office Automation Clerical and Assistance pays $50,816 per year on average, 53.7% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 1.7% from the prior period (a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement). Employees in this role stay an average of 12.6 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

The General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family (code 3) groups Office Automation Clerical and Assistance together with 27 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Office Automation Clerical and Assistance 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 General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, Office Automation Clerical and Assistance ranks #14 of 28 by headcount, accounting for 0.4% of the family's combined 339,466 employees. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (21st percentile) of pay among General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group occupations.