Railroad Retirement Claims Examining
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Railroad Retirement Claims Examining occupation series (code 0993): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
In the Legal and Kindred Group family, Railroad Retirement Claims Examining counts 293 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 1.0% from the prior period; pay averages $94,079, which pays below the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 293
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $94,079
- Avg tenure
- 16.8 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Railroad Retirement Claims Examining
Federal agencies employ 293 people in the Railroad Retirement Claims Examining occupation (OPM code 0993), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 1,953,300 for the June 2026 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -1.0% 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.
Railroad Retirement Claims Examining pays $94,079 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 16.8 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
Railroad Retirement Claims Examining sits inside the Legal and Kindred Group family (code 09), which contains 18 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Railroad Retirement Claims Examining postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Legal and Kindred Group family.
Railroad Retirement Claims Examining makes up 0.3% of the 110,958 employees across the Legal and Kindred Group family, ranking #14 of 18 occupations in that family by headcount.
Salary Context
How Railroad Retirement Claims Examining pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$94,079
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-19.8%
Where Railroad Retirement Claims Examining ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $94,079 is higher than 49% of federal occupation series (264 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Railroad Retirement Claims Examining sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Railroad Retirement Claims Examining ranks higher than 49%.
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 |
| Passport and Visa Examining | 2,035 | $92,682 | 11.3 yrs |
| Legal Instruments Examining | 1,261 | $73,021 | 11.7 yrs |
| Administrative Law Judge | 1,189 | $208,642 | 20.7 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Railroad Retirement Claims Examining outside the Legal and Kindred Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (293 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($94,079 here).
Key takeaways
- Railroad Retirement Claims Examining pays below the federal average by 19.8% ($94,079 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 49th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 293 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 1.0% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Railroad Retirement Claims Examining ranks #366 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Railroad Retirement Claims Examining makes up 0.3% of the 110,958 employees across the Legal and Kindred Group family, ranking #14 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.