Facility Operations Services

What the Numbers Say About Facility Operations Services

0.2% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Facility Operations Services occupation (OPM code 1640): 3,770 people, headcount down -0.3% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Facility Operations Services pays $106,881 per year on average, 2.7% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 2.2% from the prior period (a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce). Employees in this role stay an average of 14.8 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

The Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family (code 16) groups Facility Operations Services together with 7 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Facility Operations Services 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 Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family, Facility Operations Services is one of the top 8 occupations by headcount (#3), accounting for 21.0% of the family's combined 17,992 employees. Its average salary ranks in the top half (63rd percentile) of pay among Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group occupations.