Work Unit Supervising
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Work Unit Supervising occupation series (code 0313), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Work Unit Supervising is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 58 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family. At an average salary of $87,374 it pays below the federal average, and headcount declined from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- -6.5%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 13.9 yrs
- Rank in family
- #24 of 31
FedScope read on Work Unit Supervising (thin series)
Headcount moved down 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. Pay moved sideways between the two reporting periods, 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.
The General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family (code 03) groups Work Unit Supervising together with 30 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Work Unit Supervising postings should also review these sibling occupations in the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family. Work Unit Supervising makes up 0.0% of the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family's 260,640 combined employees.
Salary Context
How Work Unit Supervising pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$87,374
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-25.5%
Where Work Unit Supervising ranks on federal pay
Work Unit Supervising earns more on average than 43% of federal occupation series (232 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Work Unit Supervising sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Work Unit Supervising.
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 |
| Telecommunications | 3,607 | $127,955 | 16.5 yrs |
| Management and Program Clerical and Assistance | 3,112 | $68,111 | 14 yrs |
| Government Information Specialist | 2,335 | $124,799 | 17.1 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Work Unit Supervising outside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services 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 (58 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($87,374 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Work Unit Supervising 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 Work Unit Supervising 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.