Security Administration

What the Numbers Say About Security Administration

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 20,053 people work in the Security Administration occupation (OPM code 80) across federal agencies, 0.9% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved up by 0.8% from 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 Security Administration is $115,362 per year, placing it 5.0% above the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 2.2% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce. Average length of service in this role is 12.4 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

The Miscellaneous Occupations Group family (code 0) groups Security Administration together with 25 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Security Administration 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.

Within the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, Security Administration is the single largest occupation by headcount, accounting for 19.0% of the family's combined 105,611 employees. Its average salary ranks in the top half (77th percentile) of pay among Miscellaneous Occupations Group occupations.