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, and headcount declined from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- -13.5%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 14.7 yrs
- Rank in family
- #5 of 6
FedScope read on Miscellaneous Woodwork (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.
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. The Wood Work Family family totals 1,585 employees, and Miscellaneous Woodwork accounts for 2.0% of them.
Salary Context
How Miscellaneous Woodwork pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$91,268
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-22.2%
Where Miscellaneous Woodwork ranks on federal pay
Miscellaneous Woodwork earns more on average 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; the highlighted bar marks Miscellaneous Woodwork.
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
- Place Miscellaneous Woodwork 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 Wood Work Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Miscellaneous Woodwork 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.