Shot Peening Machine Operating
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Shot Peening Machine Operating occupation series (code 3769).
The verdict
With 54 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Shot Peening Machine Operating ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Metal Processing Family family, and headcount declined from the prior period. Its average salary of n/a pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -1.8%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 16.9 yrs
- Rank in family
- #6 of 9
FedScope read on Shot Peening Machine Operating (thin series)
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. Pay moved sideways between the two reporting periods, 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 long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
Code 37, the Metal Processing Family family, is where the federal government classifies Shot Peening Machine Operating alongside 8 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Shot Peening Machine Operating postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Metal Processing Family family. Across the Metal Processing Family family, 3,792 employees work in 9 occupations; Shot Peening Machine Operating is 1.4% of that headcount.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Shot Peening Machine Operating pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Shot Peening Machine Operating ranks on lean federal pay
Shot Peening Machine Operating earns more on average than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Shot Peening Machine Operating sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Shot Peening Machine Operating.
Related Occupations in Metal Processing Family
8 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welding | 2,325 | $87,563 | 11.4 yrs |
| Non-Destructive Testing | 904 | $98,385 | 10.1 yrs |
| Electroplating | 272 | n/a | 10.7 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Metal Processing | 102 | n/a | 12.4 yrs |
| Metalizing | 70 | n/a | 14.8 yrs |
| Heat Treating | 46 | $79,709 | 16.9 yrs |
| Battery Repairing | 13 | $72,252 | 19.5 yrs |
| Buffing and Polishing | 6 | $84,749 | 16.4 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Shot Peening Machine Operating outside the Metal 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 (54 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Place Shot Peening Machine Operating 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 Metal Processing Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Shot Peening Machine Operating 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.