Welding federal employee pay and staffing
This page shows how large the Welding series is across government, what the average pay looks like, and which agencies employ the biggest share of people in this occupation.
March 2025 workforce snapshot. The Welding occupation series had 2,478 employees with an average salary of $78,624.
2,478 employees in this occupation series
$78,624 average pay
Metal Processing Family occupation family
"U.s. Pacific Fleet, Commander in Chief" largest agency for this occupation
What this page helps you check
Use this page when you want to see where a federal occupation is concentrated, which agencies employ the most people in it, and what the average pay looks like across government.
Occupation family
Welding is reported under the Metal Processing Family family in the latest OPM summary.
Agencies that employ the most Welding staff
These are the agencies with the biggest reported headcount in this occupation series.
| Agency | Department | Employees | Total salary expense | Average pay | Share of occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "U.s. Pacific Fleet, Commander in Chief" | Department of Defense | 781 | $68,102,627 | $87,199 | 31.5% |
| United States Fleet Forces Command | Department of Defense | 665 | $49,509,227 | $74,450 | 26.8% |
| U.s. Army Tank-Automotive and Armament Command (Tacom) | Department of Defense | 202 | $13,428,807 | $66,479 | 8.2% |
| Air Force Materiel Command | Department of Defense | 96 | $6,914,532 | $72,026 | 3.9% |
| Army National Guard Units | Department of Defense | 91 | $6,454,539 | $70,929 | 3.7% |
| U.s. Army Corps of Engineers | Department of Defense | 85 | $6,052,831 | $71,210 | 3.4% |
| Naval Facilities Engineering Command | Department of Defense | 62 | $5,004,859 | $80,724 | 2.5% |
| U.s. Coast Guard | Department of Homeland Security | 43 | $3,510,563 | $81,641 | 1.7% |
| U.s. Army Joint Munitions Command | Department of Defense | 27 | $1,894,617 | $70,171 | 1.1% |
| U.s. Marine Corps | Department of Defense | 25 | $2,116,950 | $84,678 | 1.0% |
| U.s. Army Aviation and Missile Command | Department of Defense | 23 | $1,687,234 | $73,358 | 0.9% |
| Naval Air Systems Command | Department of Defense | 22 | $1,751,816 | $79,628 | 0.9% |
| Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System | Department of Justice | 20 | $1,797,780 | $89,889 | 0.8% |
| Forest Service | Department of Agriculture | 15 | $1,071,195 | $71,413 | 0.6% |
| Air Education and Training Command | Department of Defense | 12 | $914,880 | $76,240 | 0.5% |
| U.s. Army Sustainment Command | Department of Defense | 11 | $757,746 | $68,886 | 0.4% |
Common pay plans for Welding
This shows the pay plans most commonly attached to this occupation series in the latest OPM summary.
| Pay plan | Employees | Average pay | Share of occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WG | 1,600 | $73,942 | 64.6% |
| WL | 249 | $90,922 | 10.0% |
| WS | 202 | $110,599 | 8.2% |
| WT | 118 | $56,556 | 4.8% |
| WD | 11 | $91,786 | 0.4% |
Occupation totals come from the latest OPM FedScope Employment Summary Data (March 2025).