Letterpress Operating

What the Numbers Say About Letterpress Operating

Federal agencies employ 216 people in the Letterpress Operating occupation (OPM code 4406), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -5.3% 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.

Average tenure in Letterpress Operating runs 12 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $135,881 per year, 23.7% above the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 2.7% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce.

Letterpress Operating sits inside the Printing Family family (code 44), which contains 9 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Letterpress Operating 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 Printing Family family (9 occupations, 1,052 employees combined), Letterpress Operating holds the #2 spot by headcount, a 20.5% share of the family total.