Railroad Repairing
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Railroad Repairing occupation series (code 3546), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 17 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Railroad Repairing ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the General Services and Support Work Family family, and headcount grew from the prior period. Its average salary of n/a pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- +6.3%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 4.8 yrs
- Rank in family
- #5 of 5
FedScope read on Railroad Repairing (thin series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was 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 comparatively short average tenure, which can reflect faster turnover, a competitive private-sector alternative, or a newer program still building up its workforce. Headcount moved up 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.
Code 35, the General Services and Support Work Family family, is where the federal government classifies Railroad Repairing alongside 4 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Railroad Repairing postings should also review these sibling occupations in the General Services and Support Work Family family. Railroad Repairing makes up 0.1% of the General Services and Support Work Family family's 14,196 combined employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Railroad Repairing pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Railroad Repairing ranks on lean federal pay
Railroad Repairing earns more on average than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Railroad Repairing sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Railroad Repairing.
Related Occupations in General Services and Support Work Family
4 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custodial Working | 12,122 | $47,108 | 8.9 yrs |
| Laboring | 1,663 | $48,277 | 6.3 yrs |
| Misc General Services and Support Work | 371 | $51,243 | 6 yrs |
| Laboratory Working | 23 | $50,290 | 10.5 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Railroad Repairing outside the General Services and Support 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 (17 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Place Railroad 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 General Services and Support Work Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Railroad 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.