Carpentry

What the Numbers Say About Carpentry

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 1,073 people work in the Carpentry occupation (OPM code 4607) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -3.2% from the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

The average salary for Carpentry is $72,441 per year, placing it 34.1% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 1.6% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. Average length of service in this role is 9.4 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

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, 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.

Inside the Wood Work Family family (6 occupations, 2,004 employees combined), Carpentry holds the #1 spot by headcount, a 53.5% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (33rd percentile) of pay among Wood Work Family occupations.