Visual Information
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Visual Information occupation series (code 1084): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
In the Information and Arts Group family, Visual Information counts 1,245 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 7.0% from the prior period; pay averages $110,638, which pays near the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 1,245
- Share of workforce
- 0.1%
- Avg salary
- $110,638
- Avg tenure
- 15.6 yrs
FedScope read on Visual Information (dense series)
0.1% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Visual Information occupation (OPM code 1084): 1,245 people, headcount down -7.0% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
The average salary for Visual Information is $110,638 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 15.6 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
The Information and Arts Group family (code 10) groups Visual Information together with 18 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Visual Information postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Information and Arts Group family.
Within the Information and Arts Group family, Visual Information is one of the top 19 occupations by headcount (#3), accounting for 8.4% of the family's combined 14,755 employees. Its average salary ranks in the top half (56th percentile) of pay among Information and Arts Group occupations.
Salary Context
How Visual Information pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$110,638
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-5.7%
Where Visual Information ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $110,638 is higher than 61% of federal occupation series (332 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Visual Information sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Visual Information ranks higher than 61%.
Related Occupations in Information and Arts Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Affairs | 5,552 | $129,060 | 14.3 yrs |
| General Arts and Information | 2,759 | $126,733 | 14.5 yrs |
| Language Specialist | 864 | $117,705 | 11.8 yrs |
| Technical Writing and Editing | 816 | $128,063 | 14.1 yrs |
| Writing and Editing | 760 | $138,055 | 15.2 yrs |
| Museum Specialist and Technician | 657 | $91,362 | 13.8 yrs |
| Audiovisual Production | 619 | $128,404 | 16 yrs |
| Museum Curator | 490 | $125,118 | 17.5 yrs |
| Interior Design | 355 | $105,579 | 11 yrs |
| Exhibits Specialist | 268 | $103,348 | 16.7 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Visual Information outside the Information and Arts 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 (1,245 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($110,638 here).
Key takeaways
- Visual Information pays near the federal average by 5.7% ($110,638 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 61st percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 1,245 employees, 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 7.0% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Visual Information ranks #192 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Information and Arts Group family, Visual Information is one of the top 19 occupations by headcount (#3), accounting for 8.4% of the family's combined 14,755 employees.
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.