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Federal occupational series 3502

Laboring

There are 47 open federal jobs in occupational series 3502 (Laboring) as of October 5, 2026; the median advertised salary is $44,408.

The government made 822 hires in this series over the last twelve months against 47 postings live here today — roughly 17 hires for every advertised role. Most of this hiring never reaches a job board.

822
Hires, 12 months
—
Most common hiring grade
$46,895
Median pay at hire
47
Advertised here today

Where it is hiring

Top agencies
Department of Interior487
Department of the Army106
Department of Agriculture66
Department of the Air Force63
Department of Veterans Affairs47
Department of the Navy26
Department of Defense21
Department of Homeland Security6
Top states
New York61
Tennessee41
Washington39
Texas38
Wyoming31
Virginia28
Arizona27
California24

Hire counts by employing agency and duty state, trailing twelve months. OPM suppressed the duty location on 28% of hires in this series — small offices where a state would identify the individual — so the state table ranks the disclosed remainder, not all 822 hires.

Related occupations

Other series in the 3500 group, by federal hires over the same twelve months.