Carpentry
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Carpentry occupation series (code 4607): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
In the Wood Work Family family, Carpentry counts 925 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined from the prior period; pay averages $76,725, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -1.7%
- Pay change
- +0.5%
- Avg tenure
- 11.8 yrs
- Rank in family
- #1 of 6
FedScope read on Carpentry (dense series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Carpentry sits inside the Wood Work Family family (code 46), which contains 6 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Carpentry postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Wood Work Family family. Across the Wood Work Family family, 1,585 employees work in 6 occupations; Carpentry is 58.4% of that headcount. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (25th percentile) of pay among Wood Work Family occupations.
Salary Context
How Carpentry pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$76,725
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-34.6%
Where Carpentry ranks on federal pay
Carpentry earns more on average than 34% of federal occupation series (182 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Carpentry sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Carpentry.
Related Occupations in Wood Work Family
5 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Crafting | 243 | $80,767 | 9.3 yrs |
| Wood Working | 220 | $69,184 | 11.5 yrs |
| Blocking and Bracing | 134 | n/a | 11.4 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Woodwork | 32 | $91,268 | 14.7 yrs |
| Patternmaking | 31 | n/a | 15.1 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Carpentry outside the Wood Work Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (925 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($76,725 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Carpentry pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Wood Work Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Carpentry postings on USAJOBS.
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.