Textile Technology

What the Numbers Say About Textile Technology

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 49 people work in the Textile Technology occupation (OPM code 1384) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved sideways by 0.0% 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.

Textile Technology pays $124,199 per year on average, 13.0% above the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 0.3% 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 13.2 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

The Physical Sciences Group family (code 13) groups Textile Technology together with 24 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Textile Technology postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Within the Physical Sciences Group family, Textile Technology ranks #22 of 25 by headcount, accounting for 0.2% of the family's combined 32,337 employees.