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 of $117,339, and headcount declined 3.5% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 1,719
- Share of workforce
- 0.1%
- Avg salary
- $99,850
- Avg tenure
- 16.7 yrs
FedScope read on Support Services Administration (dense series)
0.1% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Support Services Administration occupation (OPM code 0342): 1,719 people, headcount down -3.5% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
The average salary for Support Services Administration is $99,850 per year. Salaries moved up by 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. Average length of service in this role is 16.7 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
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.
Within the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, Support Services Administration ranks #11 of 31 by headcount, accounting for 0.7% of the family's combined 260,640 employees. 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 of $117,339
Occupation Average
$99,850
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-14.9%
Where Support Services Administration ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $99,850 is higher 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; Support Services Administration ranks higher than 54%.
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
- Support Services Administration pays below the federal average by 14.9% ($99,850 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 54th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 1,719 employees, 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 3.5% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Support Services Administration ranks #161 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, Support Services Administration ranks #11 of 31 by headcount, accounting for 0.7% of the family's combined 260,640 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.