Upholstering

What the Numbers Say About Upholstering

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Upholstering occupation (OPM code 3106): 11 people, headcount up 0.0% 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.

The average salary for Upholstering is $77,075 per year, placing it 29.8% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 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. Average length of service in this role is 13.2 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

Upholstering sits inside the Fabric and Leather Work Family family (code 31), which contains 4 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Upholstering 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 Fabric and Leather Work Family family, Upholstering ranks #4 of 4 by headcount, accounting for 1.6% of the family's combined 682 employees.