Public Utilities Specialist

What the Numbers Say About Public Utilities Specialist

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Public Utilities Specialist occupation (OPM code 1130): 519 people, headcount down -1.1% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Public Utilities Specialist pays $126,719 per year on average, 15.3% above 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 15.2 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.

Code 11, the Business and Industry Group family, is where the federal government classifies Public Utilities Specialist alongside 24 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Public Utilities Specialist 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.

Inside the Business and Industry Group family (25 occupations, 115,651 employees combined), Public Utilities Specialist holds the #18 spot by headcount, a 0.4% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the top half (80th percentile) of pay among Business and Industry Group occupations.