Passport and Visa Examining
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Passport and Visa Examining occupation series (code 0967).
The verdict
Passport and Visa Examining is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 2,035 employees (0.1% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Legal and Kindred Group family. At an average salary of $92,682 it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 0.1% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 2,035
- Share of workforce
- 0.1%
- Avg salary
- $92,682
- Avg tenure
- 11.3 yrs
FedScope read on Passport and Visa Examining (dense series)
Federal agencies employ 2,035 people in the Passport and Visa Examining occupation (OPM code 0967), accounting for 0.1% of the total federal civilian workforce of 1,953,300 for the June 2026 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -0.1% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Passport and Visa Examining pays $92,682 per year on average, moving down -0.3% from the prior period (a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change). Employees in this role stay an average of 11.3 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
The Legal and Kindred Group family (code 09) groups Passport and Visa Examining together with 17 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Passport and Visa Examining postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Legal and Kindred Group family.
Passport and Visa Examining makes up 1.8% of the 110,958 employees across the Legal and Kindred Group family, ranking #8 of 18 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (47th percentile) of pay among Legal and Kindred Group occupations.
Salary Context
How Passport and Visa Examining pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$92,682
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-21.0%
Where Passport and Visa Examining ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $92,682 is higher than 48% of federal occupation series (258 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Passport and Visa Examining sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Passport and Visa Examining ranks higher than 48%.
Related Occupations in Legal and Kindred Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Attorney | 35,986 | $177,921 | 13.6 yrs |
| Contact Representative | 29,201 | $64,454 | 9.3 yrs |
| Veterans Claims Examining | 18,099 | $92,511 | 13.3 yrs |
| General Legal and Kindred Administration | 8,711 | $82,876 | 12.3 yrs |
| Paralegal Specialist | 5,165 | $107,719 | 15.8 yrs |
| Legal Assistance | 3,326 | $69,159 | 12.5 yrs |
| Hearings and Appeals | 3,231 | n/a | 15.9 yrs |
| Legal Instruments Examining | 1,261 | $73,021 | 11.7 yrs |
| Administrative Law Judge | 1,189 | $208,642 | 20.7 yrs |
| Claims Assistance and Examining | 925 | $67,330 | 18.9 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Passport and Visa Examining outside the Legal and Kindred Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (2,035 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($92,682 here).
Key takeaways
- Passport and Visa Examining pays below the federal average by 21.0% ($92,682 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 48th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 2,035 employees, 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.1% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Passport and Visa Examining ranks #151 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Passport and Visa Examining makes up 1.8% of the 110,958 employees across the Legal and Kindred Group family, ranking #8 of 18 occupations in that family by headcount.
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.