Exhibits Making/modeling
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Exhibits Making/modeling occupation series (code 4715): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
In the General Maintenance and Operations Work Family family, Exhibits Making/modeling counts 16 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce; pay averages n/a, which pays below the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 16
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- n/a
- Avg tenure
- 17.5 yrs
FedScope read on Exhibits Making/modeling (thin series)
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Exhibits Making/modeling occupation (OPM code 4715): 16 people, headcount sideways 0.0% 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 Exhibits Making/modeling is n/a per year. Salaries moved down by 0.0% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. Average length of service in this role is 17.5 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
The General Maintenance and Operations Work Family family (code 47) groups Exhibits Making/modeling together with 9 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Exhibits Making/modeling postings should also review these sibling occupations in the General Maintenance and Operations Work Family family.
Within the General Maintenance and Operations Work Family family, Exhibits Making/modeling ranks #9 of 10 by headcount, accounting for 0.1% of the family's combined 15,982 employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Exhibits Making/modeling pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Exhibits Making/modeling ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of n/a is higher than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Exhibits Making/modeling sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Exhibits Making/modeling ranks higher than 0%.
Related Occupations in General Maintenance and Operations Work Family
9 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maintenance Mechanic | 10,441 | $73,094 | 11.9 yrs |
| Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work | 2,599 | $93,724 | 16.5 yrs |
| Utility Systems Repairing-Operating | 1,983 | $84,204 | 13.2 yrs |
| Cemetery Caretaking | 644 | $63,552 | 8.6 yrs |
| General Equipment Mechanic | 140 | $75,100 | 15.4 yrs |
| Model Making | 91 | $93,472 | 14.8 yrs |
| Boat Building and Repairing | 34 | $74,449 | 13.3 yrs |
| General Equipment Operating | 26 | $81,524 | 18.2 yrs |
| Research Laboratory Mechanic | 8 | $83,825 | 13 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Exhibits Making/modeling outside the General Maintenance and Operations Work 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 (16 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Exhibits Making/modeling pays below the federal average by 100.0% (n/a vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 0th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 16 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Exhibits Making/modeling ranks #613 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the General Maintenance and Operations Work Family family, Exhibits Making/modeling ranks #9 of 10 by headcount, accounting for 0.1% of the family's combined 15,982 employees.
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.