Technical Information Services
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Technical Information Services occupation series (code 1412), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Technical Information Services is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 483 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Library and Archives Group family. At an average salary of $128,567 it pays above the federal average, and headcount declined from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- -1.8%
- Pay change
- -0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 16.8 yrs
- Rank in family
- #4 of 6
What the Numbers Say About Technical Information Services
Headcount moved down versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend. Pay moved down between the two reporting periods, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
Technical Information Services sits inside the Library and Archives Group family (code 14), which contains 6 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Technical Information Services postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Library and Archives Group family. Technical Information Services makes up 14.8% of the Library and Archives Group family's 3,259 combined employees.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Technical Information Services pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$128,567
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+9.6%
Where Technical Information Services ranks on rich federal pay
Technical Information Services earns more on average than 74% of federal occupation series (400 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Technical Information Services sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Technical Information Services.
Related Occupations in Library and Archives Group
5 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archives Technician | 1,284 | $68,544 | 14 yrs |
| Librarian | 660 | $129,880 | 15.7 yrs |
| Archivist | 571 | $121,113 | 15.8 yrs |
| Library Technician | 260 | $70,783 | 16.4 yrs |
| Library and Archives Student Trainee | 1 | n/a | 1.8 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Technical Information Services outside the Library and Archives Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (483 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($128,567 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Technical Information Services 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 Library and Archives Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Technical Information Services 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.