Miscellaneous Structural & Finishing Work

What the Numbers Say About Miscellaneous Structural & Finishing Work

Federal agencies employ 55 people in the Miscellaneous Structural & Finishing Work occupation (OPM code 3601), 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 up by 14.6% 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.

Average tenure in Miscellaneous Structural & Finishing Work runs 12.4 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $71,724 per year, 34.7% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and down -0.4% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.

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, 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 Structural and Finishing Work Family family, Miscellaneous Structural & Finishing Work is one of the top 7 occupations by headcount (#3), accounting for 5.4% of the family's combined 1,010 employees.