Miscellaneous Machine Tool Work

What the Numbers Say About Miscellaneous Machine Tool Work

Federal agencies employ 251 people in the Miscellaneous Machine Tool Work occupation (OPM code 3401), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -2.3% 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.

Miscellaneous Machine Tool Work pays $87,511 per year on average, 20.3% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 2.4% from the prior period (a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce). 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.

Miscellaneous Machine Tool Work sits inside the Machine Tool Work Family family (code 34), which contains 3 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Miscellaneous Machine Tool 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 Machine Tool Work Family family, Miscellaneous Machine Tool Work is one of the top 3 occupations by headcount (#3), accounting for 6.6% of the family's combined 3,795 employees.