Telecommunications
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Telecommunications occupation series (code 0391): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
With 3,607 employees (0.2% of the federal civilian workforce), Telecommunications ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, and headcount declined from the prior period. Its average salary of $127,955 pays above the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -8.3%
- Pay change
- +0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 16.5 yrs
- Rank in family
- #8 of 31
FedScope read on Telecommunications (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 Telecommunications alongside 30 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Telecommunications 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; Telecommunications is 1.4% of that headcount. Its average salary ranks in the top half (86th percentile) of pay among General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Telecommunications pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$127,955
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+9.0%
Where Telecommunications ranks on rich federal pay
Telecommunications earns more on average than 73% of federal occupation series (397 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Telecommunications sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Telecommunications.
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 |
| Management and Program Clerical and Assistance | 3,112 | $68,111 | 14 yrs |
| Government Information Specialist | 2,335 | $124,799 | 17.1 yrs |
| Support Services Administration | 1,719 | $99,850 | 16.7 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Telecommunications 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 (3,607 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($127,955 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Telecommunications 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 Telecommunications 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.