Blocking and Bracing

What the Numbers Say About Blocking and Bracing

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 174 people work in the Blocking and Bracing occupation (OPM code 4602) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -1.7% 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 $63,592 per year on average, 42.1% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 0.5% from the prior period (a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement). Employees in this role stay an average of 10.3 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, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Blocking and Bracing makes up 8.7% of the 2,004 employees across the Wood Work Family family, ranking #4 of 6 occupations in that family by headcount.