Electrolytic Intaglio Platemaking
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Electrolytic Intaglio Platemaking occupation series (code 4449), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
In the Printing Family family, Electrolytic Intaglio Platemaking counts 15 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce; pay averages $142,639, which pays above the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- 0.0%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 20.1 yrs
- Rank in family
- #8 of 9
FedScope read on Electrolytic Intaglio Platemaking (thin series)
Headcount moved sideways versus 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. Pay moved sideways between the two reporting periods, 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 long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
The Printing Family family (code 44) groups Electrolytic Intaglio Platemaking together with 8 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Electrolytic Intaglio Platemaking postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Printing Family family. The Printing Family family totals 994 employees, and Electrolytic Intaglio Platemaking accounts for 1.5% of them.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Electrolytic Intaglio Platemaking pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$142,639
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+21.6%
Where Electrolytic Intaglio Platemaking ranks on rich federal pay
Electrolytic Intaglio Platemaking earns more on average than 84% of federal occupation series (456 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Electrolytic Intaglio Platemaking sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Electrolytic Intaglio Platemaking.
Related Occupations in Printing Family
8 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bindery Working | 256 | $103,645 | 12.8 yrs |
| 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 |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Electrolytic Intaglio Platemaking outside the Printing Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (15 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($142,639 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Electrolytic Intaglio Platemaking 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 Printing Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Electrolytic Intaglio Platemaking 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.