Food Services
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Food Services occupation series (code 1667).
The verdict
Food Services is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 388 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family. At an average salary of $105,849 it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 1.3% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 388
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $105,849
- Avg tenure
- 15.4 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Food Services
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Food Services occupation (OPM code 1667): 388 people, headcount down -1.3% 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.
Food Services pays $105,849 per year on average, moving down -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 15.4 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
Food Services sits inside the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family (code 16), which contains 8 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Food Services postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family.
Within the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family, Food Services ranks #6 of 8 by headcount, accounting for 2.5% of the family's combined 15,807 employees.
Salary Context
How Food Services pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$105,849
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-9.8%
Where Food Services ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $105,849 is higher than 58% of federal occupation series (313 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Food Services sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Food Services ranks higher than 58%.
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 |
| Facility Operations Services | 3,223 | $115,355 | 17.3 yrs |
| Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistance | 576 | $65,962 | 12.1 yrs |
| Cemetery Administration Services | 414 | $84,117 | 13.6 yrs |
| Printing Services | 327 | $130,018 | 19.2 yrs |
| Laundry Operations Services | 33 | $88,165 | 19.9 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Food Services outside the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (388 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($105,849 here).
Key takeaways
- Food Services pays below the federal average by 9.8% ($105,849 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 58th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 388 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 1.3% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Food Services ranks #323 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family, Food Services ranks #6 of 8 by headcount, accounting for 2.5% 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.