Tools and Parts Attending
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Tools and Parts Attending occupation series (code 6904).
The verdict
Tools and Parts Attending is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 888 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family. At an average salary of $64,659 it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 1.3% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 888
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $64,659
- Avg tenure
- 9.7 yrs
FedScope read on Tools and Parts Attending (dense series)
Federal agencies employ 888 people in the Tools and Parts Attending occupation (OPM code 6904), 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 down by -1.3% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Tools and Parts Attending pays $64,659 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 9.7 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
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 in the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family.
Tools and Parts Attending makes up 8.7% of the 10,194 employees across the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family, ranking #3 of 9 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks right at the midpoint of pay among Warehousing and Stock Handling Family occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Tools and Parts Attending pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$64,659
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-44.9%
Where Tools and Parts Attending ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $64,659 is higher than 19% of federal occupation series (104 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Tools and Parts Attending sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Tools and Parts Attending ranks higher than 19%.
Related Occupations in Warehousing and Stock Handling Family
8 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Handler | 5,317 | $67,371 | 12.1 yrs |
| Store Working | 1,980 | $51,622 | 9.7 yrs |
| Materials Expediting | 821 | $62,168 | 10.4 yrs |
| Materials Examining and Identifying | 560 | $61,924 | 10.5 yrs |
| Hazardous Waste Disposing | 212 | $58,478 | 11.5 yrs |
| Aircraft Freight Loading | 165 | n/a | 13.5 yrs |
| Misc Warehousing and Stock Handling | 131 | $73,379 | 11.9 yrs |
| Bulk Money Handling | 120 | $69,330 | 16 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Tools and Parts Attending outside the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (888 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($64,659 here).
Key takeaways
- Tools and Parts Attending pays below the federal average by 44.9% ($64,659 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 19th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 888 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 1.3% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Tools and Parts Attending ranks #225 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Tools and Parts Attending makes up 8.7% of the 10,194 employees across the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family, ranking #3 of 9 occupations in that family by headcount.
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.