Lofting
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Lofting occupation series (code 5221).
The verdict
With 60 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Lofting ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Miscellaneous Occupations Family family. Its average salary of n/a pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- 0.0%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 14.7 yrs
- Rank in family
- #4 of 5
FedScope read on Lofting (thin series)
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. 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 small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Lofting sits inside the Miscellaneous Occupations Family family (code 52), which contains 5 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Lofting postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Miscellaneous Occupations Family family. Across the Miscellaneous Occupations Family family, 2,863 employees work in 5 occupations; Lofting is 2.1% of that headcount.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Lofting pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Lofting ranks on lean federal pay
Lofting earns more on average than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Lofting sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Lofting.
Related Occupations in Miscellaneous Occupations Family
4 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigging | 1,817 | $85,353 | 11.5 yrs |
| Shipwright | 739 | $82,048 | 9.7 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Occupations | 197 | $97,308 | 9.6 yrs |
| Gas and Radiation Detecting | 50 | n/a | 5.8 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Lofting outside the Miscellaneous Occupations Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (60 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Place Lofting 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 Miscellaneous Occupations Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Lofting 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.