Roofing
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Roofing occupation series (code 3606): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
Roofing is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 38 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Structural and Finishing Work Family family. At an average salary of $80,318 it pays below the federal average, and headcount declined from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- -5.0%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 11.2 yrs
- Rank in family
- #4 of 7
FedScope read on Roofing (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.
The Structural and Finishing Work Family family (code 36) groups Roofing together with 6 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Roofing postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Structural and Finishing Work Family family. The Structural and Finishing Work Family family totals 949 employees, and Roofing accounts for 4.0% of them.
Salary Context
How Roofing pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$80,318
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-31.6%
Where Roofing ranks on federal pay
Roofing earns more on average than 36% of federal occupation series (197 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Roofing sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Roofing.
Related Occupations in Structural and Finishing Work Family
6 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insulating | 567 | $78,342 | 9.9 yrs |
| Masonry | 241 | $72,911 | 11.7 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Structural & Finishing Work | 47 | $95,000 | 14 yrs |
| Tile Setting | 38 | $99,467 | 12.9 yrs |
| Cement Finishing | 10 | n/a | 16.4 yrs |
| Plastering | 8 | $73,254 | 19.2 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Roofing outside the Structural and Finishing 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 (38 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($80,318 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Roofing 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 Structural and Finishing Work Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Roofing 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.