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 of $117,339, and headcount declined 1.8% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 483
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $128,567
- Avg tenure
- 16.8 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Technical Information Services
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 483 people work in the Technical Information Services occupation (OPM code 1412) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -1.8% from 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.
The average salary for Technical Information Services is $128,567 per year. Salaries moved down 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 16.8 years, 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.
Inside the Library and Archives Group family (6 occupations, 3,259 employees combined), Technical Information Services holds the #4 spot by headcount, a 14.8% share of the family total.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Technical Information Services pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$128,567
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+9.6%
Where Technical Information Services ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $128,567 is higher 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; Technical Information Services ranks higher than 74%.
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
- Technical Information Services pays above the federal average by 9.6% ($128,567 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 74th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 483 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 1.8% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Technical Information Services ranks #299 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Library and Archives Group family (6 occupations, 3,259 employees combined), Technical Information Services holds the #4 spot by headcount, a 14.8% share of the family total.
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.