Miscellaneous Woodwork

What the Numbers Say About Miscellaneous Woodwork

Federal agencies employ 46 people in the Miscellaneous Woodwork occupation (OPM code 4601), 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 2.2% 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 $80,937 per year, placing it 26.3% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved down by -0.1% 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 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, 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.

Inside the Wood Work Family family (6 occupations, 2,004 employees combined), Miscellaneous Woodwork holds the #5 spot by headcount, a 2.3% share of the family total.