Sales Store Clerical
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Sales Store Clerical occupation series (code 2091): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
Sales Store Clerical is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 1,589 employees (0.1% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Supply Group family. At an average salary of $41,951 it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount grew 0.4% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 1,589
- Share of workforce
- 0.1%
- Avg salary
- $41,951
- Avg tenure
- 8.1 yrs
FedScope read on Sales Store Clerical (dense series)
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 1,589 people work in the Sales Store Clerical occupation (OPM code 2091) across federal agencies, 0.1% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved up by 0.4% from the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
The average salary for Sales Store Clerical is $41,951 per year. Salaries moved up by 0.1% 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 8.1 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
The Supply Group family (code 20) groups Sales Store Clerical together with 7 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Sales Store Clerical postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Supply Group family.
Sales Store Clerical makes up 7.7% of the 20,755 employees across the Supply Group family, ranking #5 of 8 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (0th percentile) of pay among Supply Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Sales Store Clerical pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$41,951
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-64.2%
Where Sales Store Clerical ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $41,951 is higher than 1% of federal occupation series (5 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Sales Store Clerical sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Sales Store Clerical ranks higher than 1%.
Related Occupations in Supply Group
7 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Supply Clerical and Technician | 6,454 | $51,881 | 12 yrs |
| Inventory Management | 5,556 | $77,917 | 14.4 yrs |
| Supply Program Management | 3,907 | $96,011 | 14.1 yrs |
| General Supply | 2,817 | $99,133 | 15.2 yrs |
| Distribution Facilities & Storage Management | 306 | $104,366 | 16.6 yrs |
| Packaging | 108 | $109,900 | 15.8 yrs |
| Supply Student Trainee | 18 | n/a | 1 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Sales Store Clerical outside the Supply 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 (1,589 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($41,951 here).
Key takeaways
- Sales Store Clerical pays below the federal average by 64.2% ($41,951 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 1st percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 1,589 employees, 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 0.4% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Sales Store Clerical ranks #171 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Sales Store Clerical makes up 7.7% of the 20,755 employees across the Supply Group family, ranking #5 of 8 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.