Miscellaneous Structural & Finishing Work
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Miscellaneous Structural & Finishing Work occupation series (code 3601), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Miscellaneous Structural & Finishing Work is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 47 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Structural and Finishing Work Family family. At an average salary of $95,000 it pays below the federal average, and headcount declined from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- -4.1%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 14 yrs
- Rank in family
- #3 of 7
FedScope read on Miscellaneous Structural & Finishing 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.
Miscellaneous Structural & Finishing Work sits inside the Structural and Finishing Work Family family (code 36), which contains 7 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Miscellaneous Structural & Finishing Work postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Structural and Finishing Work Family family. The Structural and Finishing Work Family family totals 949 employees, and Miscellaneous Structural & Finishing Work accounts for 5.0% of them.
Salary Context
How Miscellaneous Structural & Finishing Work pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$95,000
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-19.0%
Where Miscellaneous Structural & Finishing Work ranks on federal pay
Miscellaneous Structural & Finishing Work earns more on average than 49% of federal occupation series (267 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Miscellaneous Structural & Finishing Work sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Miscellaneous Structural & Finishing Work.
Related Occupations in Structural and Finishing Work Family
6 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insulating | 567 | $78,342 | 9.9 yrs |
| Masonry | 241 | $72,911 | 11.7 yrs |
| Tile Setting | 38 | $99,467 | 12.9 yrs |
| Roofing | 38 | $80,318 | 11.2 yrs |
| Cement Finishing | 10 | n/a | 16.4 yrs |
| Plastering | 8 | $73,254 | 19.2 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Miscellaneous Structural & Finishing Work outside the Structural and Finishing 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 (47 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($95,000 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Miscellaneous Structural & Finishing 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 Structural and Finishing Work Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Miscellaneous Structural & Finishing 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.