Support Services Administration
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Support Services Administration occupation series (code 0342): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
Support Services Administration is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 1,719 employees (0.1% of the federal civilian workforce) in the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family. At an average salary of $99,850 it pays below the federal average, and headcount declined from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- -3.5%
- Pay change
- +0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 16.7 yrs
- Rank in family
- #11 of 31
FedScope read on Support Services Administration (dense series)
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. As for pay, the latest move was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Code 03, the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, is where the federal government classifies Support Services Administration alongside 30 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Support Services Administration postings should also review these sibling occupations in the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family. Across the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, 260,640 employees work in 31 occupations; Support Services Administration is 0.7% of that headcount. Its average salary ranks in the top half (66th percentile) of pay among General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group occupations.
Salary Context
How Support Services Administration pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$99,850
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-14.9%
Where Support Services Administration ranks on federal pay
Support Services Administration earns more on average than 54% of federal occupation series (292 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Support Services Administration sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Support Services Administration.
Related Occupations in General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Administration and Program | 84,990 | $125,183 | 15.6 yrs |
| Management and Program Analysis | 73,337 | $134,823 | 16.7 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant | 35,782 | $53,568 | 10.4 yrs |
| Logistics Management | 20,350 | $117,169 | 15 yrs |
| Program Management | 15,235 | $178,573 | 19.9 yrs |
| Administrative Officer | 8,149 | $110,689 | 18 yrs |
| Secretary | 5,419 | $66,321 | 14.3 yrs |
| Telecommunications | 3,607 | $127,955 | 16.5 yrs |
| Management and Program Clerical and Assistance | 3,112 | $68,111 | 14 yrs |
| Government Information Specialist | 2,335 | $124,799 | 17.1 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Support Services Administration outside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services 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 (1,719 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($99,850 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Support Services Administration 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 General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Support Services Administration 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.