Optical Instrument Repairing
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Optical Instrument Repairing occupation series (code 3306).
The verdict
With 66 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Optical Instrument Repairing ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Instrument Work Family family, and headcount declined from the prior period. Its average salary of n/a pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -1.5%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 12.7 yrs
- Rank in family
- #3 of 5
FedScope read on Optical Instrument Repairing (thin series)
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. Pay moved sideways between the two reporting periods, 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.
Optical Instrument Repairing sits inside the Instrument Work Family family (code 33), which contains 5 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Optical Instrument Repairing postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Instrument Work Family family. Across the Instrument Work Family family, 718 employees work in 5 occupations; Optical Instrument Repairing is 9.2% of that headcount.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Optical Instrument Repairing pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Optical Instrument Repairing ranks on lean federal pay
Optical Instrument Repairing earns more on average than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Optical Instrument Repairing sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Optical Instrument Repairing.
Related Occupations in Instrument Work Family
4 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instrument Mechanic | 330 | $58,348 | 12.8 yrs |
| Precision Measurement Equipment Calibrating | 318 | $91,703 | 15.3 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Instrument Work | 3 | $85,233 | 16.5 yrs |
| Instrument Making | 1 | n/a | 30.8 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Optical Instrument Repairing outside the Instrument 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 (66 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Place Optical Instrument Repairing 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 Instrument Work Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Optical Instrument Repairing 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.