Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work occupation series (code 4701), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
In the General Maintenance and Operations Work Family family, Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work counts 2,599 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 2.3% from the prior period; pay averages $93,724, which pays below the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 2,599
- Share of workforce
- 0.1%
- Avg salary
- $93,724
- Avg tenure
- 16.5 yrs
FedScope read on Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work (dense series)
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 2,599 people work in the Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work occupation (OPM code 4701) across federal agencies, 0.1% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved up by 2.3% from the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work pays $93,724 per year on average, moving up 0.4% from the prior period (a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change). Employees in this role stay an average of 16.5 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 in the General Maintenance and Operations Work Family family.
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 16.3% of the family's combined 15,982 employees. Its average salary ranks in the top half (89th percentile) of pay among General Maintenance and Operations Work Family occupations.
Salary Context
How Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$93,724
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-20.1%
Where Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $93,724 is higher than 48% of federal occupation series (262 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work ranks higher than 48%.
Related Occupations in General Maintenance and Operations Work Family
9 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maintenance Mechanic | 10,441 | $73,094 | 11.9 yrs |
| Utility Systems Repairing-Operating | 1,983 | $84,204 | 13.2 yrs |
| Cemetery Caretaking | 644 | $63,552 | 8.6 yrs |
| General Equipment Mechanic | 140 | $75,100 | 15.4 yrs |
| Model Making | 91 | $93,472 | 14.8 yrs |
| Boat Building and Repairing | 34 | $74,449 | 13.3 yrs |
| General Equipment Operating | 26 | $81,524 | 18.2 yrs |
| Exhibits Making/modeling | 16 | n/a | 17.5 yrs |
| Research Laboratory Mechanic | 8 | $83,825 | 13 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work outside the General Maintenance and Operations Work 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 (2,599 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($93,724 here).
Key takeaways
- Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work pays below the federal average by 20.1% ($93,724 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 48th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 2,599 employees, 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 2.3% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work ranks #134 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- 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 16.3% of the family's combined 15,982 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.