Tools and Parts Attending

What the Numbers Say About Tools and Parts Attending

Federal agencies employ 1,009 people in the Tools and Parts Attending occupation (OPM code 6904), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -1.2% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Tools and Parts Attending pays $59,624 per year on average, 45.7% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 2.4% from the prior period (a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce). Employees in this role stay an average of 7.7 years, a comparatively short average tenure, which can reflect faster turnover, a competitive private-sector alternative, or a newer program still building up its workforce.

The Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family (code 69) groups Tools and Parts Attending together with 8 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Tools and Parts Attending 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.

Tools and Parts Attending makes up 6.8% of the 14,742 employees across the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family, ranking #6 of 9 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (22nd percentile) of pay among Warehousing and Stock Handling Family occupations.