Worker's Compensation Claims Examining
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Worker's Compensation Claims Examining occupation series (code 0991), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Worker's Compensation Claims Examining is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 820 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Legal and Kindred Group family. At an average salary of $120,424 it pays near the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 0.7% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 820
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $120,424
- Avg tenure
- 18.5 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Worker's Compensation Claims Examining
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Worker's Compensation Claims Examining occupation (OPM code 0991): 820 people, headcount down -0.7% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Average tenure in Worker's Compensation Claims Examining runs 18.5 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Pay averages $120,424 per year, up 0.2% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Code 09, the Legal and Kindred Group family, is where the federal government classifies Worker's Compensation Claims Examining alongside 17 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Worker's Compensation Claims Examining postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Legal and Kindred Group family.
Worker's Compensation Claims Examining makes up 0.7% of the 110,958 employees across the Legal and Kindred Group family, ranking #12 of 18 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the top half (71st percentile) of pay among Legal and Kindred Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Worker's Compensation Claims Examining pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$120,424
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+2.6%
Where Worker's Compensation Claims Examining ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $120,424 is higher than 68% of federal occupation series (367 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Worker's Compensation Claims Examining sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Worker's Compensation Claims Examining ranks higher than 68%.
Related Occupations in Legal and Kindred Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Attorney | 35,986 | $177,921 | 13.6 yrs |
| Contact Representative | 29,201 | $64,454 | 9.3 yrs |
| Veterans Claims Examining | 18,099 | $92,511 | 13.3 yrs |
| General Legal and Kindred Administration | 8,711 | $82,876 | 12.3 yrs |
| Paralegal Specialist | 5,165 | $107,719 | 15.8 yrs |
| Legal Assistance | 3,326 | $69,159 | 12.5 yrs |
| Hearings and Appeals | 3,231 | n/a | 15.9 yrs |
| Passport and Visa Examining | 2,035 | $92,682 | 11.3 yrs |
| Legal Instruments Examining | 1,261 | $73,021 | 11.7 yrs |
| Administrative Law Judge | 1,189 | $208,642 | 20.7 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Worker's Compensation Claims Examining outside the Legal and Kindred Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (820 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($120,424 here).
Key takeaways
- Worker's Compensation Claims Examining pays near the federal average by 2.6% ($120,424 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 68th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 820 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.7% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Worker's Compensation Claims Examining ranks #233 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Worker's Compensation Claims Examining makes up 0.7% of the 110,958 employees across the Legal and Kindred Group family, ranking #12 of 18 occupations in that family by headcount.
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.