Lofting

What the Numbers Say About Lofting

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Lofting occupation (OPM code 5221): 57 people, headcount down -1.7% 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.

The average salary for Lofting is $96,840 per year, placing it 11.9% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 1.4% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. Average length of service in this role is 13.8 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

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, 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.

Lofting makes up 1.9% of the 2,958 employees across the Miscellaneous Occupations Family family, ranking #4 of 5 occupations in that family by headcount.