Miscellaneous Packing and Processing

What the Numbers Say About Miscellaneous Packing and Processing

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 47 people work in the Miscellaneous Packing and Processing occupation (OPM code 7001) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -9.6% from 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 Packing and Processing pays $72,941 per year on average, 33.6% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 1.7% from the prior period (a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement). Employees in this role stay an average of 10.3 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

Miscellaneous Packing and Processing sits inside the Packing and Processing Family family (code 70), which contains 4 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Miscellaneous Packing and Processing 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.

Miscellaneous Packing and Processing makes up 7.0% of the 669 employees across the Packing and Processing Family family, ranking #4 of 4 occupations in that family by headcount.