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 declined 0.1% from the prior period; pay averages $51,622, which pays below the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 1,980
- Share of workforce
- 0.1%
- Avg salary
- $51,622
- Avg tenure
- 9.7 yrs
FedScope read on Store Working (dense series)
0.1% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Store Working occupation (OPM code 6914): 1,980 people, headcount down -0.1% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Average tenure in Store Working runs 9.7 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $51,622 per year, down 0.0% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
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.
Within the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family, Store Working is one of the top 9 occupations by headcount (#2), accounting for 19.4% of the family's combined 10,194 employees. 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 of $117,339
Occupation Average
$51,622
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-56.0%
Where Store Working ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $51,622 is higher 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; Store Working ranks higher than 7%.
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
- Store Working pays below the federal average by 56.0% ($51,622 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 7th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 1,980 employees, 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.1% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Store Working ranks #155 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family, Store Working is one of the top 9 occupations by headcount (#2), accounting for 19.4% of the family's combined 10,194 employees.
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.