National Archives and Records Administration

Agency Code: NQ · 2.4K employees · December 2025

Total Employees

2.4K

Average Salary

$93,734

Top Occupations

Archives Technician
1.3K employees$67,199
Archivist
392 employees$120,520
General Arts and Information
112 employees$99,232
Technical Writing and Editing
36 employees$131,465
Program Management
28 employees$182,868
Human Resources Management
22 employees$143,286

Top Locations

2025 Workforce Impact

Risk Score

58/100

Elevated

2025 Separations

482

+77.2% vs 2024

RIFs (Layoffs)

30

Experience Lost

7K

combined years

Avg Tenure

13.7

years

Quit Rate

34.4%

of separations

Workforce Reduction

19.8%

of workforce separated

Retirement Risk

24.4%

595 eligible

STEM Workforce

4.1%

99 STEM employees

Manager:Staff Ratio

1:4

458 supervisors

Age Distribution

35
153
229
317
351
344
277
317
274
138

Education Levels

Master's Degree712
High School Graduate or Certificate of Equivalency677
Bachelor's Degree626
Associate Degree114
Some College - Less Than One Year81
Doctorate Degree47
One Year College40
Two Years College39
Post-Bachelor's22
Three Years College21

Subagencies

National Archives and Records Administration
2.4K employees$93,734

Separations Breakdown

1.8K total separations (FY2020–2025)

Separations Over Time

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