Supply Clerical and Technician
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Supply Clerical and Technician occupation series (code 2005), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 6,454 employees (0.3% of the federal civilian workforce), Supply Clerical and Technician ranks as a mid-sized federal occupation within the Supply Group family, and headcount declined 10.4% from the prior period. Its average salary of $51,881 pays below the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 6,454
- Share of workforce
- 0.3%
- Avg salary
- $51,881
- Avg tenure
- 12 yrs
FedScope read on Supply Clerical and Technician (dense series)
0.3% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Supply Clerical and Technician occupation (OPM code 2005): 6,454 people, headcount down -10.4% versus 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.
Average tenure in Supply Clerical and Technician runs 12 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $51,881 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.
The Supply Group family (code 20) groups Supply Clerical and Technician together with 7 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Supply Clerical and Technician postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Supply Group family.
Supply Clerical and Technician makes up 31.1% of the 20,755 employees across the Supply Group family, ranking #1 of 8 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (14th percentile) of pay among Supply Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Supply Clerical and Technician pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$51,881
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-55.8%
Where Supply Clerical and Technician ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $51,881 is higher than 7% of federal occupation series (38 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Supply Clerical and Technician sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Supply Clerical and Technician ranks higher than 7%.
Related Occupations in Supply Group
7 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory Management | 5,556 | $77,917 | 14.4 yrs |
| Supply Program Management | 3,907 | $96,011 | 14.1 yrs |
| General Supply | 2,817 | $99,133 | 15.2 yrs |
| Sales Store Clerical | 1,589 | $41,951 | 8.1 yrs |
| Distribution Facilities & Storage Management | 306 | $104,366 | 16.6 yrs |
| Packaging | 108 | $109,900 | 15.8 yrs |
| Supply Student Trainee | 18 | n/a | 1 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Supply Clerical and Technician outside the Supply Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (6,454 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($51,881 here).
Key takeaways
- Supply Clerical and Technician pays below the federal average by 55.8% ($51,881 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 7th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A mid-sized federal occupation by headcount: 6,454 employees, 0.3% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 10.4% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Supply Clerical and Technician ranks #65 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Supply Clerical and Technician makes up 31.1% of the 20,755 employees across the Supply Group family, ranking #1 of 8 occupations in that family by headcount.
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.