Metalizing

What the Numbers Say About Metalizing

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Metalizing occupation (OPM code 3707): 87 people, headcount up 1.2% 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 $73,095 per year, placing it 33.5% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 1.5% 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.

Metalizing sits inside the Metal Processing Family family (code 37), which contains 8 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Metalizing 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.

Within the Metal Processing Family family, Metalizing ranks #5 of 8 by headcount, accounting for 2.2% of the family's combined 4,013 employees.