Bindery Working
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Bindery Working occupation series (code 4402), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Bindery Working is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 256 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Printing Family family. At an average salary of $103,645 it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 0.4% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 256
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $103,645
- Avg tenure
- 12.8 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Bindery Working
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 256 people work in the Bindery Working occupation (OPM code 4402) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -0.4% from 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.
Average tenure in Bindery Working runs 12.8 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $103,645 per year, up 0.3% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Code 44, the Printing Family family, is where the federal government classifies Bindery Working alongside 8 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Bindery Working postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Printing Family family.
Within the Printing Family family, Bindery Working is the single largest occupation by headcount, accounting for 25.8% of the family's combined 994 employees.
Salary Context
How Bindery Working pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$103,645
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-11.7%
Where Bindery Working ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $103,645 is higher than 56% of federal occupation series (304 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Bindery Working sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Bindery Working ranks higher than 56%.
Related Occupations in Printing Family
8 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Printing and Reproduction | 189 | $85,576 | 16 yrs |
| Letterpress Operating | 180 | $137,778 | 12 yrs |
| Hand Composing | 135 | $102,719 | 15.2 yrs |
| Intaglio Press Operating | 119 | $137,286 | 13.2 yrs |
| Offset Press Operating | 56 | $118,773 | 19.4 yrs |
| Bookbinding | 29 | $124,878 | 14 yrs |
| Platemaking | 15 | $115,980 | 19.3 yrs |
| Electrolytic Intaglio Platemaking | 15 | $142,639 | 20.1 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Bindery Working outside the Printing Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (256 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($103,645 here).
Key takeaways
- Bindery Working pays below the federal average by 11.7% ($103,645 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 56th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 256 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.4% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Bindery Working ranks #381 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Printing Family family, Bindery Working is the single largest occupation by headcount, accounting for 25.8% of the family's combined 994 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.