Miscellaneous Machine Tool Work
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Miscellaneous Machine Tool Work occupation series (code 3401): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
With 230 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Miscellaneous Machine Tool Work ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Machine Tool Work Family family, and headcount declined from the prior period. Its average salary of $91,088 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -1.7%
- Pay change
- -0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 17.2 yrs
- Rank in family
- #3 of 4
What the Numbers Say About Miscellaneous Machine Tool Work
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 long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Headcount moved down 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 sits inside the Machine Tool Work Family family (code 34), which contains 4 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Miscellaneous Machine Tool Work postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Machine Tool Work Family family. Across the Machine Tool Work Family family, 3,567 employees work in 4 occupations; Miscellaneous Machine Tool Work is 6.4% of that headcount.
Salary Context
How Miscellaneous Machine Tool Work pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$91,088
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-22.4%
Where Miscellaneous Machine Tool Work ranks on federal pay
Miscellaneous Machine Tool Work earns more on average than 46% of federal occupation series (248 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Miscellaneous Machine Tool Work sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Miscellaneous Machine Tool Work.
Related Occupations in Machine Tool Work Family
3 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Machining | 2,942 | $92,123 | 11.2 yrs |
| Toolmaking | 394 | $87,012 | 15.3 yrs |
| Die Sinking | 1 | n/a | 19.7 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Miscellaneous Machine Tool Work outside the Machine Tool 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 (230 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($91,088 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Miscellaneous Machine Tool 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 Machine Tool Work Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Miscellaneous Machine Tool 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.