Model Making
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Model Making occupation series (code 4714).
The verdict
With 91 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Model Making ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the General Maintenance and Operations Work Family family. Its average salary of $93,472 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- 0.0%
- Pay change
- +1.1%
- Avg tenure
- 14.8 yrs
- Rank in family
- #6 of 10
FedScope read on Model Making (thin series)
Headcount moved sideways 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. Pay moved up between the two reporting periods, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. 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.
The General Maintenance and Operations Work Family family (code 47) groups Model Making together with 9 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Model Making postings should also review these sibling occupations in the General Maintenance and Operations Work Family family. Model Making makes up 0.6% of the General Maintenance and Operations Work Family family's 15,982 combined employees.
Salary Context
How Model Making pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$93,472
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-20.3%
Where Model Making ranks on federal pay
Model Making earns more on average than 48% of federal occupation series (261 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Model Making sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Model Making.
Related Occupations in General Maintenance and Operations Work Family
9 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maintenance Mechanic | 10,441 | $73,094 | 11.9 yrs |
| Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work | 2,599 | $93,724 | 16.5 yrs |
| Utility Systems Repairing-Operating | 1,983 | $84,204 | 13.2 yrs |
| Cemetery Caretaking | 644 | $63,552 | 8.6 yrs |
| General Equipment Mechanic | 140 | $75,100 | 15.4 yrs |
| Boat Building and Repairing | 34 | $74,449 | 13.3 yrs |
| General Equipment Operating | 26 | $81,524 | 18.2 yrs |
| Exhibits Making/modeling | 16 | n/a | 17.5 yrs |
| Research Laboratory Mechanic | 8 | $83,825 | 13 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Model Making outside the General Maintenance and Operations 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 (91 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($93,472 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Model Making 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 General Maintenance and Operations Work Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Model Making 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.