Optical Instrument Repairing

What the Numbers Say About Optical Instrument Repairing

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Optical Instrument Repairing occupation (OPM code 3306): 84 people, headcount down -3.4% 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.

Optical Instrument Repairing pays $72,955 per year on average, 33.6% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 1.6% from the prior period (a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement). Employees in this role stay an average of 10.9 years, 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 3 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Optical Instrument Repairing postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Within the Instrument Work Family family, Optical Instrument Repairing is one of the top 3 occupations by headcount (#3), accounting for 10.4% of the family's combined 809 employees.