Molding
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Molding occupation series (code 4373): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
Molding is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 53 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Pliable Materials Work Family family. At an average salary of n/a it pays below the federal average of $117,339.
- Employees
- 53
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- n/a
- Avg tenure
- 9.2 yrs
FedScope read on Molding (thin series)
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Molding occupation (OPM code 4373): 53 people, headcount sideways 0.0% 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 Molding runs 9.2 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages n/a per year, down 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.
Code 43, the Pliable Materials Work Family family, is where the federal government classifies Molding alongside 3 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Molding postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Pliable Materials Work Family family.
Within the Pliable Materials Work Family family, Molding is one of the top 4 occupations by headcount (#2), accounting for 3.8% of the family's combined 1,384 employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Molding pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Molding ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of n/a is higher than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Molding sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Molding ranks higher than 0%.
Related Occupations in Pliable Materials Work Family
3 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composite/plastic Fabricating | 1,261 | $86,717 | 11.2 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Pliable Materials Work | 52 | n/a | 14.3 yrs |
| Rubber Equipment Repairing | 18 | n/a | 9.4 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Molding outside the Pliable Materials 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 (53 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Molding pays below the federal average by 100.0% (n/a vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 0th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 53 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Molding ranks #538 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Pliable Materials Work Family family, Molding is one of the top 4 occupations by headcount (#2), accounting for 3.8% of the family's combined 1,384 employees.
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.