Food Services

What the Numbers Say About Food Services

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Food Services occupation (OPM code 1667): 438 people, headcount up 0.7% 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 $94,363 per year on average, 14.1% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 1.8% from the prior period (a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement). Employees in this role stay an average of 13.2 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

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, 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, Food Services ranks #6 of 8 by headcount, accounting for 2.4% of the family's combined 17,992 employees.