Safety and Occupational Health Management
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Safety and Occupational Health Management occupation series (code 0018).
The verdict
With 5,704 employees (0.3% of the federal civilian workforce), Safety and Occupational Health Management ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, and headcount declined 3.5% from the prior period. Its average salary of $117,177 pays near the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 5,704
- Share of workforce
- 0.3%
- Avg salary
- $117,177
- Avg tenure
- 16.3 yrs
FedScope read on Safety and Occupational Health Management (dense series)
Federal agencies employ 5,704 people in the Safety and Occupational Health Management occupation (OPM code 0018), 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 -3.5% 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.
The average salary for Safety and Occupational Health Management is $117,177 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 16.3 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
Safety and Occupational Health Management sits inside the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family (code 00), which contains 27 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Safety and Occupational Health Management postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family.
Safety and Occupational Health Management makes up 6.2% of the 92,278 employees across the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, ranking #6 of 27 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the top half (62nd percentile) of pay among Miscellaneous Occupations Group occupations.
Salary Context
How Safety and Occupational Health Management pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$117,177
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-0.1%
Where Safety and Occupational Health Management ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $117,177 is higher than 65% of federal occupation series (354 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Safety and Occupational Health Management sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Safety and Occupational Health Management ranks higher than 65%.
Related Occupations in Miscellaneous Occupations Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security Administration | 15,507 | $125,293 | 15.4 yrs |
| Correctional Officer | 14,821 | n/a | 10.3 yrs |
| Police | 11,883 | n/a | 12.2 yrs |
| Emergency Management Specialist | 11,832 | $100,833 | 9.7 yrs |
| Fire Protection and Prevention | 8,848 | $74,762 | 14.6 yrs |
| Park Ranger | 5,202 | $75,210 | 10.6 yrs |
| Security Guard | 4,312 | $57,464 | 11.3 yrs |
| Environmental Protection Specialist | 4,157 | $127,481 | 15.2 yrs |
| Security Clerical and Assistance | 3,340 | $65,477 | 12.7 yrs |
| Correctional Institution Administration | 1,677 | $122,358 | 19.4 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Safety and Occupational Health Management outside the Miscellaneous Occupations 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 (5,704 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($117,177 here).
Key takeaways
- Safety and Occupational Health Management pays near the federal average by 0.1% ($117,177 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 65th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 5,704 employees, 0.3% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 3.5% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Safety and Occupational Health Management ranks #71 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Safety and Occupational Health Management makes up 6.2% of the 92,278 employees across the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, ranking #6 of 27 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.