Store Working
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Store Working occupation series (code 6914): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
In the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family, Store Working counts 1,980 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount edged down from the prior period; pay averages $51,622, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -0.1%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 9.7 yrs
- Rank in family
- #2 of 9
FedScope read on Store Working (dense series)
Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. Pay moved sideways between the two reporting periods, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
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 in the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family. Across the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family, 10,194 employees work in 9 occupations; Store Working is 19.4% of that headcount. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (0th percentile) of pay among Warehousing and Stock Handling Family occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Store Working pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$51,622
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-56.0%
Where Store Working ranks on lean federal pay
Store Working earns more on average than 7% of federal occupation series (36 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Store Working sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Store Working.
Related Occupations in Warehousing and Stock Handling Family
8 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Handler | 5,317 | $67,371 | 12.1 yrs |
| Tools and Parts Attending | 888 | $64,659 | 9.7 yrs |
| Materials Expediting | 821 | $62,168 | 10.4 yrs |
| Materials Examining and Identifying | 560 | $61,924 | 10.5 yrs |
| Hazardous Waste Disposing | 212 | $58,478 | 11.5 yrs |
| Aircraft Freight Loading | 165 | n/a | 13.5 yrs |
| Misc Warehousing and Stock Handling | 131 | $73,379 | 11.9 yrs |
| Bulk Money Handling | 120 | $69,330 | 16 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Store Working outside the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (1,980 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($51,622 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Store Working pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Store Working postings on USAJOBS.
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.