Packaging

What the Numbers Say About Packaging

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 164 people work in the Packaging occupation (OPM code 2032) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -3.5% 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 Packaging runs 16.3 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Pay averages $104,707 per year, 4.7% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 2.1% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce.

Packaging sits inside the Supply Group family (code 20), which contains 8 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Packaging 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.

Packaging makes up 0.6% of the 27,672 employees across the Supply Group family, ranking #7 of 8 occupations in that family by headcount.