Shipwright
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Shipwright occupation series (code 5220): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
In the Miscellaneous Occupations Family family, Shipwright counts 739 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount edged up from the prior period; pay averages $82,048, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- +0.7%
- Pay change
- +0.3%
- Avg tenure
- 9.7 yrs
- Rank in family
- #2 of 5
What the Numbers Say About Shipwright
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 mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved up versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Shipwright sits inside the Miscellaneous Occupations Family family (code 52), which contains 5 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Shipwright postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Miscellaneous Occupations Family family. Across the Miscellaneous Occupations Family family, 2,863 employees work in 5 occupations; Shipwright is 25.8% of that headcount. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (0th percentile) of pay among Miscellaneous Occupations Family occupations.
Salary Context
How Shipwright pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$82,048
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-30.1%
Where Shipwright ranks on federal pay
Shipwright earns more on average than 39% of federal occupation series (209 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Shipwright sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Shipwright.
Related Occupations in Miscellaneous Occupations Family
4 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rigging | 1,817 | $85,353 | 11.5 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Occupations | 197 | $97,308 | 9.6 yrs |
| Lofting | 60 | n/a | 14.7 yrs |
| Gas and Radiation Detecting | 50 | n/a | 5.8 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Shipwright outside the Miscellaneous Occupations Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (739 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($82,048 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Shipwright 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 Miscellaneous Occupations Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Shipwright 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.