Electroplating

What the Numbers Say About Electroplating

Federal agencies employ 276 people in the Electroplating occupation (OPM code 3711), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -2.8% 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.

The average salary for Electroplating is $70,559 per year, placing it 35.8% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 2.4% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce. Average length of service in this role is 10.1 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

Electroplating sits inside the Metal Processing Family family (code 37), which contains 8 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Electroplating 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 Metal Processing Family family (8 occupations, 4,013 employees combined), Electroplating holds the #3 spot by headcount, a 6.9% share of the family total.