Metalizing
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Metalizing occupation series (code 3707), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 70 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Metalizing ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Metal Processing Family family. Its average salary of n/a pays below the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 70
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- n/a
- Avg tenure
- 14.8 yrs
FedScope read on Metalizing (thin series)
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Metalizing occupation (OPM code 3707): 70 people, headcount sideways 0.0% 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 Metalizing is n/a per year. Salaries moved down by 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. Average length of service in this role is 14.8 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Metalizing sits inside the Metal Processing Family family (code 37), which contains 9 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Metalizing postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Metal Processing Family family.
Within the Metal Processing Family family, Metalizing ranks #5 of 9 by headcount, accounting for 1.8% of the family's combined 3,792 employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Metalizing pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Metalizing 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 Metalizing sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Metalizing ranks higher than 0%.
Related Occupations in Metal Processing Family
8 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welding | 2,325 | $87,563 | 11.4 yrs |
| Non-Destructive Testing | 904 | $98,385 | 10.1 yrs |
| Electroplating | 272 | n/a | 10.7 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Metal Processing | 102 | n/a | 12.4 yrs |
| Shot Peening Machine Operating | 54 | n/a | 16.9 yrs |
| Heat Treating | 46 | $79,709 | 16.9 yrs |
| Battery Repairing | 13 | $72,252 | 19.5 yrs |
| Buffing and Polishing | 6 | $84,749 | 16.4 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Metalizing outside the Metal Processing 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 (70 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Metalizing 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: 70 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Metalizing ranks #502 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Metal Processing Family family, Metalizing ranks #5 of 9 by headcount, accounting for 1.8% of the family's combined 3,792 employees.
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.