Patternmaking
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Patternmaking occupation series (code 4616): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
Patternmaking is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 31 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Wood Work Family family. At an average salary of n/a it pays below the federal average of $117,339.
- Employees
- 31
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- n/a
- Avg tenure
- 15.1 yrs
FedScope read on Patternmaking (thin series)
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Patternmaking occupation (OPM code 4616): 31 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 Patternmaking runs 15.1 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. 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.
Patternmaking sits inside the Wood Work Family family (code 46), which contains 6 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Patternmaking postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Wood Work Family family.
Inside the Wood Work Family family (6 occupations, 1,585 employees combined), Patternmaking holds the #6 spot by headcount, a 2.0% share of the family total.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Patternmaking pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Patternmaking 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 Patternmaking sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Patternmaking ranks higher than 0%.
Related Occupations in Wood Work Family
5 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpentry | 925 | $76,725 | 11.8 yrs |
| Wood Crafting | 243 | $80,767 | 9.3 yrs |
| Wood Working | 220 | $69,184 | 11.5 yrs |
| Blocking and Bracing | 134 | n/a | 11.4 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Woodwork | 32 | $91,268 | 14.7 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Patternmaking outside the Wood 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 (31 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Patternmaking 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: 31 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Patternmaking ranks #581 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Wood Work Family family (6 occupations, 1,585 employees combined), Patternmaking holds the #6 spot by headcount, a 2.0% share of the family total.
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.