Misc Food Preparation and Serving
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Misc Food Preparation and Serving occupation series (code 7401), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 13 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Misc Food Preparation and Serving ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Food Preparation and Serving Family family, and headcount grew from the prior period. Its average salary of n/a pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- +85.7%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 6.4 yrs
- Rank in family
- #5 of 6
FedScope read on Misc Food Preparation and Serving (thin series)
Headcount moved up 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. Pay moved sideways between the two reporting periods, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows a comparatively short average tenure, which can reflect faster turnover, a competitive private-sector alternative, or a newer program still building up its workforce.
Misc Food Preparation and Serving sits inside the Food Preparation and Serving Family family (code 74), which contains 6 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Misc Food Preparation and Serving postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Food Preparation and Serving Family family. Across the Food Preparation and Serving Family family, 10,719 employees work in 6 occupations; Misc Food Preparation and Serving is 0.1% of that headcount.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Misc Food Preparation and Serving pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Misc Food Preparation and Serving ranks on lean federal pay
Misc Food Preparation and Serving earns more on average than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Misc Food Preparation and Serving sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Misc Food Preparation and Serving.
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 |
| Meatcutting | 1,125 | n/a | 12.9 yrs |
| Baking | 16 | $63,987 | 21.6 yrs |
| Waiter | 10 | n/a | 25.6 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Misc Food Preparation and Serving outside the Food Preparation and Serving 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 (13 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Place Misc Food Preparation and Serving 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 Food Preparation and Serving Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Misc Food Preparation and Serving 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.