Laundry Operations Services
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Laundry Operations Services occupation series (code 1658): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
In the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family, Laundry Operations Services counts 33 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce; pay averages $88,165, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- 0.0%
- Pay change
- +0.9%
- Avg tenure
- 19.9 yrs
- Rank in family
- #8 of 8
FedScope read on Laundry Operations Services (thin series)
For job seekers weighing career length: 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 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. As for pay, the latest move was a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement.
Code 16, the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family, is where the federal government classifies Laundry Operations Services alongside 7 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Laundry Operations Services postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family. Across the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family, 15,807 employees work in 8 occupations; Laundry Operations Services is 0.2% of that headcount.
Salary Context
How Laundry Operations Services pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$88,165
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-24.9%
Where Laundry Operations Services ranks on federal pay
Laundry Operations Services earns more on average than 44% of federal occupation series (237 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Laundry Operations Services sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Laundry 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 |
| 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 |
| Food Services | 388 | $105,849 | 15.4 yrs |
| Printing Services | 327 | $130,018 | 19.2 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Laundry Operations Services outside the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (33 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($88,165 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Laundry 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 Laundry 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.