Tile Setting
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Tile Setting occupation series (code 3604).
The verdict
Tile Setting 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 $99,467 it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount grew 2.7% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 38
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $99,467
- Avg tenure
- 12.9 yrs
FedScope read on Tile Setting (thin series)
Federal agencies employ 38 people in the Tile Setting occupation (OPM code 3604), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 1,953,300 for the June 2026 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved up by 2.7% 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.
Average tenure in Tile Setting runs 12.9 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $99,467 per year, 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.
Code 36, the Structural and Finishing Work Family family, is where the federal government classifies Tile Setting alongside 6 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Tile Setting postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Structural and Finishing Work Family family.
Within the Structural and Finishing Work Family family, Tile Setting ranks #4 of 7 by headcount, accounting for 4.0% of the family's combined 949 employees.
Salary Context
How Tile Setting pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$99,467
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-15.2%
Where Tile Setting ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $99,467 is higher than 53% of federal occupation series (289 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Tile Setting sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Tile Setting ranks higher than 53%.
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 |
| Roofing | 38 | $80,318 | 11.2 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 Tile Setting 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 ($99,467 here).
Key takeaways
- Tile Setting pays below the federal average by 15.2% ($99,467 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 53rd 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 grew 2.7% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Tile Setting ranks #562 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Structural and Finishing Work Family family, Tile Setting ranks #4 of 7 by headcount, accounting for 4.0% of the family's combined 949 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.