Unemployment Insurance
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Unemployment Insurance occupation series (code 0106).
The verdict
In the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, Unemployment Insurance counts 60 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew from the prior period; pay averages $134,494, which pays above the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- +3.4%
- Pay change
- -0.3%
- Avg tenure
- 10.3 yrs
- Rank in family
- #25 of 29
FedScope read on Unemployment Insurance (thin series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was 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 mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved up 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.
Code 01, the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, is where the federal government classifies Unemployment Insurance alongside 28 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Unemployment Insurance postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family. Across the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, 101,196 employees work in 29 occupations; Unemployment Insurance is 0.1% of that headcount.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Unemployment Insurance pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$134,494
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+14.6%
Where Unemployment Insurance ranks on rich federal pay
Unemployment Insurance earns more on average than 78% of federal occupation series (423 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Unemployment Insurance sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Unemployment Insurance.
Related Occupations in Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Social Insurance Administration | 24,044 | $105,855 | 17.7 yrs |
| Social Work | 22,339 | $112,147 | 10 yrs |
| Social Science | 13,513 | $109,039 | 11.8 yrs |
| Intelligence | 12,860 | n/a | 15 yrs |
| Psychology | 10,259 | $144,240 | 10.7 yrs |
| Economist | 3,774 | $158,425 | 14.1 yrs |
| Foreign Affairs | 2,748 | $155,920 | 14.4 yrs |
| Health Insurance Administration | 2,443 | $149,476 | 15.3 yrs |
| Social Science Aid and Technician | 1,534 | $67,632 | 12.4 yrs |
| Archeology | 1,448 | $91,675 | 12 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Unemployment Insurance outside the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (60 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($134,494 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Unemployment Insurance 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 Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Unemployment Insurance 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.