Wood Crafting

What the Numbers Say About Wood Crafting

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 266 people work in the Wood Crafting occupation (OPM code 4605) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved up by 10.8% 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.

Average tenure in Wood Crafting runs 7.9 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. Pay averages $72,814 per year, 33.7% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 0.2% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.

Code 46, the Wood Work Family family, is where the federal government classifies Wood Crafting alongside 5 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Wood Crafting 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.

Wood Crafting makes up 13.3% of the 2,004 employees across the Wood Work Family family, ranking #3 of 6 occupations in that family by headcount.