Securities Compliance Examining

What the Numbers Say About Securities Compliance Examining

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Securities Compliance Examining occupation (OPM code 1831): 432 people, headcount down -1.8% 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.

The average salary for Securities Compliance Examining is $234,477 per year, placing it 113.4% above the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 0.6% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. Average length of service in this role is 12.9 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

Code 18, the Investigation Group family, is where the federal government classifies Securities Compliance Examining alongside 19 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Securities Compliance Examining postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Inside the Investigation Group family (20 occupations, 211,925 employees combined), Securities Compliance Examining holds the #17 spot by headcount, a 0.2% share of the family total.