Records and Information Management
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Records and Information Management occupation series (code 0308).
The verdict
Records and Information Management is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 1,066 employees (0.1% of the federal civilian workforce) in the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family. At an average salary of $121,161 it pays near the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 2.6% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 1,066
- Share of workforce
- 0.1%
- Avg salary
- $121,161
- Avg tenure
- 17 yrs
FedScope read on Records and Information Management (dense series)
0.1% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Records and Information Management occupation (OPM code 0308): 1,066 people, headcount down -2.6% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
The average salary for Records and Information Management is $121,161 per year. Salaries moved down by -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. Average length of service in this role is 17 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
Records and Information Management sits inside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family (code 03), which contains 31 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Records and Information Management postings should also review these sibling occupations in the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family.
Records and Information Management makes up 0.4% of the 260,640 employees across the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, ranking #13 of 31 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the top half (76th percentile) of pay among General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Records and Information Management pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$121,161
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+3.3%
Where Records and Information Management ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $121,161 is higher than 69% of federal occupation series (371 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Records and Information Management sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Records and Information Management ranks higher than 69%.
Related Occupations in General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Administration and Program | 84,990 | $125,183 | 15.6 yrs |
| Management and Program Analysis | 73,337 | $134,823 | 16.7 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant | 35,782 | $53,568 | 10.4 yrs |
| Logistics Management | 20,350 | $117,169 | 15 yrs |
| Program Management | 15,235 | $178,573 | 19.9 yrs |
| Administrative Officer | 8,149 | $110,689 | 18 yrs |
| Secretary | 5,419 | $66,321 | 14.3 yrs |
| Telecommunications | 3,607 | $127,955 | 16.5 yrs |
| Management and Program Clerical and Assistance | 3,112 | $68,111 | 14 yrs |
| Government Information Specialist | 2,335 | $124,799 | 17.1 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Records and Information Management outside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services 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 (1,066 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($121,161 here).
Key takeaways
- Records and Information Management pays near the federal average by 3.3% ($121,161 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 69th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 1,066 employees, 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 2.6% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Records and Information Management ranks #205 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Records and Information Management makes up 0.4% of the 260,640 employees across the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, ranking #13 of 31 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.