Production Control
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Production Control occupation series (code 1152), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 5,015 employees (0.3% of the federal civilian workforce), Production Control ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Business and Industry Group family, and headcount declined 0.7% from the prior period. Its average salary of $99,508 pays below the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 5,015
- Share of workforce
- 0.3%
- Avg salary
- $99,508
- Avg tenure
- 14.6 yrs
FedScope read on Production Control (dense series)
Federal agencies employ 5,015 people in the Production Control occupation (OPM code 1152), accounting for 0.3% of the total federal civilian workforce of 1,953,300 for the June 2026 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -0.7% versus the prior period, a useful gauge for job seekers on USAJOBS trying to assess whether this role is expanding government-wide or contracting under hiring freezes and attrition.
Production Control pays $99,508 per year on average, moving up 0.2% 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 14.6 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
The Business and Industry Group family (code 11) groups Production Control together with 24 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Production Control postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Business and Industry Group family.
Production Control makes up 6.0% of the 83,993 employees across the Business and Industry Group family, ranking #3 of 25 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (26th percentile) of pay among Business and Industry Group occupations.
Salary Context
How Production Control pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$99,508
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-15.2%
Where Production Control ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $99,508 is higher than 54% of federal occupation series (290 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Production Control sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Production Control ranks higher than 54%.
Related Occupations in Business and Industry Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contracting | 30,323 | $132,449 | 14.4 yrs |
| General Business and Industry | 25,675 | $123,489 | 14.9 yrs |
| Loan Specialist | 3,952 | $95,452 | 12.7 yrs |
| Realty | 3,282 | $112,506 | 15.3 yrs |
| Grants Management | 3,042 | $129,704 | 14.5 yrs |
| Purchasing | 2,225 | $59,039 | 13.1 yrs |
| Internal Revenue Officer | 2,183 | n/a | 14.7 yrs |
| Housing Management | 1,724 | $91,096 | 12.5 yrs |
| Commissary Management | 1,174 | n/a | 19.2 yrs |
| Building Management | 986 | $122,043 | 16.3 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Production Control outside the Business and Industry 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 (5,015 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($99,508 here).
Key takeaways
- Production Control pays below the federal average by 15.2% ($99,508 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 54th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 5,015 employees, 0.3% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.7% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Production Control ranks #87 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Production Control makes up 6.0% of the 83,993 employees across the Business and Industry Group family, ranking #3 of 25 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.