Preservation Servicing

What the Numbers Say About Preservation Servicing

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 83 people work in the Preservation Servicing occupation (OPM code 7006) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -2.4% from 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.

Preservation Servicing pays $61,262 per year on average, 44.2% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving down -0.1% from the prior period (a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change). Employees in this role stay an average of 10.5 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

Code 70, the Packing and Processing Family family, is where the federal government classifies Preservation Servicing alongside 3 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Preservation Servicing 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.

Preservation Servicing makes up 12.4% of the 669 employees across the Packing and Processing Family family, ranking #3 of 4 occupations in that family by headcount.