Offset Press Operating
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Offset Press Operating occupation series (code 4417).
The verdict
With 56 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Offset Press Operating ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Printing Family family, and headcount declined from the prior period. Its average salary of $118,773 pays near the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -5.1%
- Pay change
- +0.1%
- Avg tenure
- 19.4 yrs
- Rank in family
- #6 of 9
FedScope read on Offset Press Operating (thin series)
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. 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. As for pay, the latest move was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Code 44, the Printing Family family, is where the federal government classifies Offset Press Operating alongside 8 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Offset Press Operating postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Printing Family family. Offset Press Operating makes up 5.6% of the Printing Family family's 994 combined employees.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Offset Press Operating pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$118,773
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+1.2%
Where Offset Press Operating ranks on rich federal pay
Offset Press Operating earns more on average than 67% of federal occupation series (360 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Offset Press Operating sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Offset Press Operating.
Related Occupations in Printing Family
8 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bindery Working | 256 | $103,645 | 12.8 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Printing and Reproduction | 189 | $85,576 | 16 yrs |
| Letterpress Operating | 180 | $137,778 | 12 yrs |
| Hand Composing | 135 | $102,719 | 15.2 yrs |
| Intaglio Press Operating | 119 | $137,286 | 13.2 yrs |
| Bookbinding | 29 | $124,878 | 14 yrs |
| Platemaking | 15 | $115,980 | 19.3 yrs |
| Electrolytic Intaglio Platemaking | 15 | $142,639 | 20.1 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Offset Press Operating outside the Printing 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 (56 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($118,773 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Offset Press Operating 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 Printing Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Offset Press Operating 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.