Blocking and Bracing
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Blocking and Bracing occupation series (code 4602): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
In the Wood Work Family family, Blocking and Bracing counts 134 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 14.6% from the prior period; pay averages n/a, which pays below the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 134
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- n/a
- Avg tenure
- 11.4 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Blocking and Bracing
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 134 people work in the Blocking and Bracing occupation (OPM code 4602) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -14.6% 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.
Blocking and Bracing pays n/a per year on average, moving down 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). Employees in this role stay an average of 11.4 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Blocking and Bracing sits inside the Wood Work Family family (code 46), which contains 6 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Blocking and Bracing postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Wood Work Family family.
Blocking and Bracing makes up 8.5% of the 1,585 employees across the Wood Work Family family, ranking #4 of 6 occupations in that family by headcount.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Blocking and Bracing pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Blocking and Bracing ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of n/a is higher than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Blocking and Bracing sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Blocking and Bracing ranks higher than 0%.
Related Occupations in Wood Work Family
5 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpentry | 925 | $76,725 | 11.8 yrs |
| Wood Crafting | 243 | $80,767 | 9.3 yrs |
| Wood Working | 220 | $69,184 | 11.5 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Woodwork | 32 | $91,268 | 14.7 yrs |
| Patternmaking | 31 | n/a | 15.1 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Blocking and Bracing outside the Wood Work Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (134 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Blocking and Bracing pays below the federal average by 100.0% (n/a vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 0th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 134 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 14.6% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Blocking and Bracing ranks #443 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Blocking and Bracing makes up 8.5% of the 1,585 employees across the Wood Work Family family, ranking #4 of 6 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.