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 of $117,339, and headcount declined 5.0% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 38
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $80,318
- Avg tenure
- 11.2 yrs
FedScope read on Roofing (thin series)
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 38 people work in the Roofing occupation (OPM code 3606) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -5.0% 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.
Roofing pays $80,318 per year on average, moving 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). Employees in this role stay an average of 11.2 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
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.
Inside the Structural and Finishing Work Family family (7 occupations, 949 employees combined), Roofing holds the #4 spot by headcount, a 4.0% share of the family total.
Salary Context
How Roofing pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$80,318
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-31.6%
Where Roofing ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $80,318 is higher 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; Roofing ranks higher than 36%.
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
- Roofing pays below the federal average by 31.6% ($80,318 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 36th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 38 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 5.0% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Roofing ranks #560 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Structural and Finishing Work Family family (7 occupations, 949 employees combined), Roofing holds the #4 spot by headcount, a 4.0% 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.