Meatcutting
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Meatcutting occupation series (code 7407): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
Meatcutting is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 1,125 employees (0.1% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Food Preparation and Serving Family family. At an average salary of n/a it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 0.2% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 1,125
- Share of workforce
- 0.1%
- Avg salary
- n/a
- Avg tenure
- 12.9 yrs
FedScope read on Meatcutting (dense series)
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 1,125 people work in the Meatcutting occupation (OPM code 7407) across federal agencies, 0.1% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -0.2% from the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Average tenure in Meatcutting runs 12.9 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages n/a per year, down 0.0% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Meatcutting sits inside the Food Preparation and Serving Family family (code 74), which contains 6 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Meatcutting postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Food Preparation and Serving Family family.
Meatcutting makes up 10.5% of the 10,719 employees across the Food Preparation and Serving Family family, ranking #3 of 6 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (0th percentile) of pay among Food Preparation and Serving Family occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Meatcutting pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Meatcutting ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of n/a is higher than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Meatcutting sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Meatcutting ranks higher than 0%.
Related Occupations in Food Preparation and Serving Family
5 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food Service Working | 5,692 | $49,044 | 8.2 yrs |
| Cooking | 3,863 | $72,079 | 12.3 yrs |
| Baking | 16 | $63,987 | 21.6 yrs |
| Misc Food Preparation and Serving | 13 | n/a | 6.4 yrs |
| Waiter | 10 | n/a | 25.6 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Meatcutting outside the Food Preparation and Serving Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (1,125 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Meatcutting pays below the federal average by 100.0% (n/a vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 0th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 1,125 employees, 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.2% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Meatcutting ranks #200 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Meatcutting makes up 10.5% of the 10,719 employees across the Food Preparation and Serving Family family, ranking #3 of 6 occupations in that family by headcount.
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.