Electroplating
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Electroplating occupation series (code 3711).
The verdict
In the Metal Processing Family family, Electroplating counts 272 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew from the prior period; pay averages n/a, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- +3.0%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 10.7 yrs
- Rank in family
- #3 of 9
What the Numbers Say About Electroplating
Headcount moved up 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 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 9 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Electroplating postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Metal Processing Family family. The Metal Processing Family family totals 3,792 employees, and Electroplating accounts for 7.2% of them.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Electroplating pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Electroplating ranks on lean federal pay
Electroplating earns more on average than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Electroplating sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Electroplating.
Related Occupations in Metal Processing Family
8 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welding | 2,325 | $87,563 | 11.4 yrs |
| Non-Destructive Testing | 904 | $98,385 | 10.1 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Metal Processing | 102 | n/a | 12.4 yrs |
| Metalizing | 70 | n/a | 14.8 yrs |
| Shot Peening Machine Operating | 54 | n/a | 16.9 yrs |
| Heat Treating | 46 | $79,709 | 16.9 yrs |
| Battery Repairing | 13 | $72,252 | 19.5 yrs |
| Buffing and Polishing | 6 | $84,749 | 16.4 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Electroplating outside the Metal Processing Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (272 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Place Electroplating 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 Metal Processing Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Electroplating 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.