Preservation Servicing
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Preservation Servicing occupation series (code 7006).
The verdict
In the Packing and Processing Family family, Preservation Servicing counts 33 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined from the prior period; pay averages $68,892, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -57.1%
- Pay change
- +0.3%
- Avg tenure
- 10.6 yrs
- Rank in family
- #4 of 4
FedScope read on Preservation Servicing (thin series)
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. 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 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 in the Packing and Processing Family family. The Packing and Processing Family family totals 492 employees, and Preservation Servicing accounts for 6.7% of them.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Preservation Servicing pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$68,892
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-41.3%
Where Preservation Servicing ranks on lean federal pay
Preservation Servicing earns more on average than 24% of federal occupation series (131 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Preservation Servicing sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Preservation Servicing.
Related Occupations in Packing and Processing Family
3 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment Cleaning | 225 | n/a | 9.2 yrs |
| Packing | 192 | $61,836 | 7.9 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Packing and Processing | 42 | n/a | 12.6 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Preservation Servicing outside the Packing and Processing 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 (33 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($68,892 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Preservation Servicing 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 Packing and Processing Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Preservation Servicing 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.