Exhibits Making/modeling

What the Numbers Say About Exhibits Making/modeling

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Exhibits Making/modeling occupation (OPM code 4715): 20 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 $76,180 per year, placing it 30.7% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 1.5% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. Average length of service in this role is 12.6 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

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, 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.

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 16,562 employees.