Public Utilities Specialist
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Public Utilities Specialist occupation series (code 1130), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Public Utilities Specialist is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 448 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Business and Industry Group family. At an average salary of $131,874 it pays above the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 1.1% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 448
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $131,874
- Avg tenure
- 16.1 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Public Utilities Specialist
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Public Utilities Specialist occupation (OPM code 1130): 448 people, headcount down -1.1% 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.
Public Utilities Specialist pays $131,874 per year on average, moving down -0.0% 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 16.1 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 in the Business and Industry Group family.
Inside the Business and Industry Group family (25 occupations, 83,993 employees combined), Public Utilities Specialist holds the #14 spot by headcount, a 0.5% share of the family total.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Public Utilities Specialist pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$131,874
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+12.4%
Where Public Utilities Specialist ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $131,874 is higher than 76% of federal occupation series (412 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Public Utilities Specialist sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Public Utilities Specialist ranks higher than 76%.
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 |
| Production Control | 5,015 | $99,508 | 14.6 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 |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Public Utilities Specialist outside the Business and Industry Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (448 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($131,874 here).
Key takeaways
- Public Utilities Specialist pays above the federal average by 12.4% ($131,874 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 76th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 448 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 1.1% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Public Utilities Specialist ranks #303 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Business and Industry Group family (25 occupations, 83,993 employees combined), Public Utilities Specialist holds the #14 spot by headcount, a 0.5% share of the family total.
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.