Miscellaneous Armament Work
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Miscellaneous Armament Work occupation series (code 6601).
The verdict
Miscellaneous Armament Work is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 68 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Armament Work Family family. At an average salary of n/a it pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- 0.0%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 12.1 yrs
- Rank in family
- #5 of 6
FedScope read on Miscellaneous Armament Work (thin series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was 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 mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved sideways 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.
The Armament Work Family family (code 66) groups Miscellaneous Armament Work together with 5 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Miscellaneous Armament Work postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Armament Work Family family. Across the Armament Work Family family, 1,944 employees work in 6 occupations; Miscellaneous Armament Work is 3.5% of that headcount.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Miscellaneous Armament Work pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Miscellaneous Armament Work ranks on lean federal pay
Miscellaneous Armament Work earns more on average than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Miscellaneous Armament Work sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Miscellaneous Armament Work.
Related Occupations in Armament Work Family
5 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Ordnance Systems Mechanic | 746 | n/a | 12.2 yrs |
| Ordnance Equipment Mechanic | 520 | $88,007 | 11.8 yrs |
| Small Arms Repairing | 428 | n/a | 11.7 yrs |
| Artillery Repairing | 144 | n/a | 11.1 yrs |
| Special Weapons Systems Mechanic | 38 | n/a | 13.9 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Miscellaneous Armament Work outside the Armament Work 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 (68 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Place Miscellaneous Armament 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 Armament Work Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Miscellaneous Armament 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.