Textile Technology
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Textile Technology occupation series (code 1384): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
Textile Technology is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 36 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Physical Sciences Group family. At an average salary of $129,555 it pays above the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 14.3% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 36
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $129,555
- Avg tenure
- 16.8 yrs
FedScope read on Textile Technology (thin series)
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 36 people work in the Textile Technology occupation (OPM code 1384) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -14.3% 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 $129,555 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 16.8 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
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 in the Physical Sciences Group family.
Within the Physical Sciences Group family, Textile Technology ranks #22 of 25 by headcount, accounting for 0.1% of the family's combined 26,960 employees.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Textile Technology pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$129,555
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+10.4%
Where Textile Technology ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $129,555 is higher than 75% of federal occupation series (405 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Textile Technology sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Textile Technology ranks higher than 75%.
Related Occupations in Physical Sciences Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Physical Science | 8,297 | $145,078 | 14.6 yrs |
| Chemistry | 4,440 | $149,099 | 14.9 yrs |
| Meteorology | 2,494 | $123,942 | 15.9 yrs |
| Physics | 2,009 | $174,005 | 15.9 yrs |
| Physical Science Technician | 1,577 | $78,820 | 13.3 yrs |
| Hydrology | 1,524 | $116,486 | 17.1 yrs |
| Hydrologic Technician | 1,356 | $76,077 | 12.9 yrs |
| Geology | 1,240 | $124,746 | 14 yrs |
| Health Physics | 746 | $146,649 | 16.4 yrs |
| Cartography | 487 | $120,890 | 16.3 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Textile Technology outside the Physical Sciences Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (36 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($129,555 here).
Key takeaways
- Textile Technology pays above the federal average by 10.4% ($129,555 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 75th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 36 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 14.3% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Textile Technology ranks #566 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Physical Sciences Group family, Textile Technology ranks #22 of 25 by headcount, accounting for 0.1% of the family's combined 26,960 employees.
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.