Laundry Machine Operating
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Laundry Machine Operating occupation series (code 7305), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
In the Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing Family family, Laundry Machine Operating counts 173 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce; pay averages $54,494, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- 0.0%
- Pay change
- -0.1%
- Avg tenure
- 13.6 yrs
- Rank in family
- #2 of 3
What the Numbers Say About Laundry Machine Operating
Headcount moved sideways 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. Pay moved down between the two reporting periods, 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 mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Code 73, the Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing Family family, is where the federal government classifies Laundry Machine Operating alongside 2 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Laundry Machine Operating postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing Family family. Laundry Machine Operating makes up 21.0% of the Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing Family family's 825 combined employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Laundry Machine Operating pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$54,494
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-53.6%
Where Laundry Machine Operating ranks on lean federal pay
Laundry Machine Operating earns more on average than 8% of federal occupation series (45 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Laundry Machine Operating sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Laundry Machine Operating.
Related Occupations in Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing Family
2 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laundry Working | 611 | $46,005 | 10 yrs |
| Misc Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing | 41 | $71,113 | 15 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Laundry Machine Operating outside the Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (173 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($54,494 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Laundry Machine Operating 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 Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Laundry Machine Operating 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.