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 from the prior period; pay averages $115,355, which pays near the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -3.6%
- Pay change
- +0.3%
- Avg tenure
- 17.3 yrs
- Rank in family
- #3 of 8
FedScope read on Facility Operations Services (dense series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was 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 long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
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. Facility Operations Services makes up 20.4% of the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family's 15,807 combined 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
Occupation Average
$115,355
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-1.7%
Where Facility Operations Services ranks on federal pay
Facility Operations Services earns more on average 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; the highlighted bar marks Facility Operations Services.
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
- Place Facility Operations Services 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 Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Facility Operations Services 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.