Facility Operations Services
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Facility Operations Services occupation series (code 1640): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
In the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family, Facility Operations Services counts 3,223 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.2% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 3.6% from the prior period; pay averages $115,355, which pays near the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 3,223
- Share of workforce
- 0.2%
- Avg salary
- $115,355
- Avg tenure
- 17.3 yrs
FedScope read on Facility Operations Services (dense series)
0.2% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Facility Operations Services occupation (OPM code 1640): 3,223 people, headcount down -3.6% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Facility Operations Services pays $115,355 per year on average, moving up 0.3% from the prior period (a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change). Employees in this role stay an average of 17.3 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
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 in the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family.
Within the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family, Facility Operations Services is one of the top 8 occupations by headcount (#3), accounting for 20.4% of the family's combined 15,807 employees. Its average salary ranks in the top half (75th percentile) of pay among Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group occupations.
Salary Context
How Facility Operations Services pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$115,355
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-1.7%
Where Facility Operations Services ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $115,355 is higher than 64% of federal occupation series (346 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Facility Operations Services sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Facility Operations Services ranks higher than 64%.
Related Occupations in Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group
7 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment Facilities, and Services | 5,680 | $110,317 | 17.2 yrs |
| Equipment Services | 5,166 | $108,645 | 16.5 yrs |
| Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistance | 576 | $65,962 | 12.1 yrs |
| Cemetery Administration Services | 414 | $84,117 | 13.6 yrs |
| Food Services | 388 | $105,849 | 15.4 yrs |
| Printing Services | 327 | $130,018 | 19.2 yrs |
| Laundry Operations Services | 33 | $88,165 | 19.9 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Facility Operations Services outside the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (3,223 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($115,355 here).
Key takeaways
- Facility Operations Services pays near the federal average by 1.7% ($115,355 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 64th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 3,223 employees, 0.2% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 3.6% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Facility Operations Services ranks #121 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family, Facility Operations Services is one of the top 8 occupations by headcount (#3), accounting for 20.4% of the family's combined 15,807 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.