Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work

What the Numbers Say About Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 2,672 people work in the Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work occupation (OPM code 4701) across federal agencies, 0.1% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -1.2% from the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work pays $98,959 per year on average, 9.9% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 1.8% from the prior period (a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement). Employees in this role stay an average of 15.4 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.

Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work sits inside the General Maintenance and Operations Work Family family (code 47), which contains 10 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work 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 General Maintenance and Operations Work Family family, Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work is one of the top 10 occupations by headcount (#2), accounting for 16.1% of the family's combined 16,562 employees. Its average salary ranks in the top half (90th percentile) of pay among General Maintenance and Operations Work Family occupations.