Packaging
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Packaging occupation series (code 2032), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
In the Supply Group family, Packaging counts 108 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined from the prior period; pay averages $109,900, which pays near the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -27.5%
- Pay change
- +0.3%
- Avg tenure
- 15.8 yrs
- Rank in family
- #7 of 8
FedScope read on Packaging (thin series)
Headcount moved down 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. Pay moved up between the two reporting periods, 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 long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
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 in the Supply Group family. Across the Supply Group family, 20,755 employees work in 8 occupations; Packaging is 0.5% of that headcount.
Salary Context
How Packaging pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$109,900
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-6.3%
Where Packaging ranks on federal pay
Packaging earns more on average than 61% of federal occupation series (328 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Packaging sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Packaging.
Related Occupations in Supply Group
7 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supply Clerical and Technician | 6,454 | $51,881 | 12 yrs |
| Inventory Management | 5,556 | $77,917 | 14.4 yrs |
| Supply Program Management | 3,907 | $96,011 | 14.1 yrs |
| General Supply | 2,817 | $99,133 | 15.2 yrs |
| Sales Store Clerical | 1,589 | $41,951 | 8.1 yrs |
| Distribution Facilities & Storage Management | 306 | $104,366 | 16.6 yrs |
| Supply Student Trainee | 18 | n/a | 1 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Packaging outside the Supply Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (108 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($109,900 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Packaging 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 Supply Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Packaging 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.