Supply Program Management

What the Numbers Say About Supply Program Management

Federal agencies employ 5,219 people in the Supply Program Management occupation (OPM code 2003), accounting for 0.2% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved up by 1.3% 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.

Supply Program Management pays $98,046 per year on average, 10.8% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 1.7% from the prior period (a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement). Employees in this role stay an average of 12.1 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

Code 20, the Supply Group family, is where the federal government classifies Supply Program Management alongside 7 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Supply Program Management 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.

Inside the Supply Group family (8 occupations, 27,672 employees combined), Supply Program Management holds the #3 spot by headcount, a 18.9% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the top half (75th percentile) of pay among Supply Group occupations.