Miscellaneous Woodwork
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Miscellaneous Woodwork occupation series (code 4601): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
Miscellaneous Woodwork is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 32 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Wood Work Family family. At an average salary of $91,268 it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 13.5% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 32
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $91,268
- Avg tenure
- 14.7 yrs
FedScope read on Miscellaneous Woodwork (thin series)
Federal agencies employ 32 people in the Miscellaneous Woodwork occupation (OPM code 4601), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 1,953,300 for the June 2026 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -13.5% 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.
The average salary for Miscellaneous Woodwork is $91,268 per year. Salaries moved down by 0.0% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. Average length of service in this role is 14.7 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
The Wood Work Family family (code 46) groups Miscellaneous Woodwork together with 5 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Miscellaneous Woodwork postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Wood Work Family family.
Inside the Wood Work Family family (6 occupations, 1,585 employees combined), Miscellaneous Woodwork holds the #5 spot by headcount, a 2.0% share of the family total.
Salary Context
How Miscellaneous Woodwork pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$91,268
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-22.2%
Where Miscellaneous Woodwork ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $91,268 is higher than 46% of federal occupation series (251 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Miscellaneous Woodwork sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Miscellaneous Woodwork ranks higher than 46%.
Related Occupations in Wood Work Family
5 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpentry | 925 | $76,725 | 11.8 yrs |
| Wood Crafting | 243 | $80,767 | 9.3 yrs |
| Wood Working | 220 | $69,184 | 11.5 yrs |
| Blocking and Bracing | 134 | n/a | 11.4 yrs |
| Patternmaking | 31 | n/a | 15.1 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Miscellaneous Woodwork outside the Wood 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 (32 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($91,268 here).
Key takeaways
- Miscellaneous Woodwork pays below the federal average by 22.2% ($91,268 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 46th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 32 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 13.5% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Miscellaneous Woodwork ranks #579 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Wood Work Family family (6 occupations, 1,585 employees combined), Miscellaneous Woodwork holds the #5 spot by headcount, a 2.0% share of the family total.
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.