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 from the prior period; pay averages $93,724, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- +2.3%
- Pay change
- +0.4%
- Avg tenure
- 16.5 yrs
- Rank in family
- #2 of 10
FedScope read on Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work (dense series)
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Headcount moved up versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. As for pay, the latest move was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
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. Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work makes up 16.3% of the General Maintenance and Operations Work Family family's 15,982 combined 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
Occupation Average
$93,724
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-20.1%
Where Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work ranks on federal pay
Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work earns more on average 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; the highlighted bar marks Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work.
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
- Place Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work 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 General Maintenance and Operations Work Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work 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.