Miscellaneous Pliable Materials Work
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Miscellaneous Pliable Materials Work occupation series (code 4301).
The verdict
Miscellaneous Pliable Materials Work is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 52 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Pliable Materials Work Family family. At an average salary of n/a it pays below the federal average, and headcount declined from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- -1.9%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 14.3 yrs
- Rank in family
- #3 of 4
FedScope read on Miscellaneous Pliable Materials 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 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.
Code 43, the Pliable Materials Work Family family, is where the federal government classifies Miscellaneous Pliable Materials Work alongside 3 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Miscellaneous Pliable Materials Work postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Pliable Materials Work Family family. Miscellaneous Pliable Materials Work makes up 3.8% of the Pliable Materials Work Family family's 1,384 combined employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Miscellaneous Pliable Materials Work pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Miscellaneous Pliable Materials Work ranks on lean federal pay
Miscellaneous Pliable Materials Work earns more on average than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Miscellaneous Pliable Materials Work sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Miscellaneous Pliable Materials Work.
Related Occupations in Pliable Materials Work Family
3 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composite/plastic Fabricating | 1,261 | $86,717 | 11.2 yrs |
| Molding | 53 | n/a | 9.2 yrs |
| Rubber Equipment Repairing | 18 | n/a | 9.4 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Miscellaneous Pliable Materials Work outside the Pliable Materials 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 (52 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Place Miscellaneous Pliable Materials 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 Pliable Materials Work Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Miscellaneous Pliable Materials 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.