Sports Specialist

What the Numbers Say About Sports Specialist

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 385 people work in the Sports Specialist occupation (OPM code 30) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -2.3% from 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.

Sports Specialist pays $80,874 per year on average, 26.4% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 1.6% from the prior period (a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement). Employees in this role stay an average of 14.1 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

Sports Specialist sits inside the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family (code 0), which contains 26 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Sports Specialist 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.

Sports Specialist makes up 0.4% of the 105,611 employees across the Miscellaneous Occupations Group family, ranking #17 of 26 occupations in that family by headcount.