Misc General Services and Support Work
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Misc General Services and Support Work occupation series (code 3501), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 371 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Misc General Services and Support Work ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the General Services and Support Work Family family, and headcount grew from the prior period. Its average salary of $51,243 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- +22.8%
- Pay change
- +0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 6 yrs
- Rank in family
- #3 of 5
What the Numbers Say About Misc General Services and Support Work
For job seekers weighing career length: 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. 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. 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 Services and Support Work sits inside the General Services and Support Work Family family (code 35), which contains 5 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Misc General Services and Support Work postings should also review these sibling occupations in the General Services and Support Work Family family. The General Services and Support Work Family family totals 14,196 employees, and Misc General Services and Support Work accounts for 2.6% of them.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Misc General Services and Support Work pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$51,243
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-56.3%
Where Misc General Services and Support Work ranks on lean federal pay
Misc General Services and Support Work earns more on average than 6% of federal occupation series (33 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Misc General Services and Support Work sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Misc General Services and Support Work.
Related Occupations in General Services and Support Work Family
4 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custodial Working | 12,122 | $47,108 | 8.9 yrs |
| Laboring | 1,663 | $48,277 | 6.3 yrs |
| Laboratory Working | 23 | $50,290 | 10.5 yrs |
| Railroad Repairing | 17 | n/a | 4.8 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Misc General Services and Support Work outside the General Services and Support Work Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (371 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($51,243 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Misc General Services and Support 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 Services and Support Work Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Misc General Services and Support 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.