Telecommunications Processing

What the Numbers Say About Telecommunications Processing

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Telecommunications Processing occupation (OPM code 390): 60 people, headcount down -10.4% 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.

The average salary for Telecommunications Processing is $54,602 per year, placing it 50.3% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved down by -0.8% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. Average length of service in this role is 10.3 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

Code 3, the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, is where the federal government classifies Telecommunications Processing alongside 27 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Telecommunications Processing postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Within the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, Telecommunications Processing ranks #25 of 28 by headcount, accounting for 0.0% of the family's combined 339,466 employees.