Store Working

What the Numbers Say About Store Working

0.1% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Store Working occupation (OPM code 6914): 2,216 people, headcount up 1.1% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Average tenure in Store Working runs 7.5 years, a comparatively short average tenure, which can reflect faster turnover, a competitive private-sector alternative, or a newer program still building up its workforce. Pay averages $49,708 per year, 54.8% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 1.7% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement.

Code 69, the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family, is where the federal government classifies Store Working alongside 8 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Store Working 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 Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family, Store Working is one of the top 9 occupations by headcount (#2), accounting for 15.0% of the family's combined 14,742 employees. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (0th percentile) of pay among Warehousing and Stock Handling Family occupations.