Laundry Working

What the Numbers Say About Laundry Working

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Laundry Working occupation (OPM code 7304): 665 people, headcount down -1.5% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

The average salary for Laundry Working is $44,944 per year, placing it 59.1% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 1.1% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. Average length of service in this role is 8.5 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

Laundry Working sits inside the Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing Family family (code 73), which contains 3 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Laundry Working 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.

Inside the Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing Family family (3 occupations, 904 employees combined), Laundry Working holds the #1 spot by headcount, a 73.6% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (0th percentile) of pay among Laundry, Dry Cleaning, and Pressing Family occupations.