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Federal occupational series 3806

Sheet Metal Mechanic

There are 19 open federal jobs in occupational series 3806 (Sheet Metal Mechanic) as of October 22, 2026; the median advertised salary is $70,023.

The government made 351 hires in this series over the last twelve months against 19 postings live here today — roughly 18 hires for every advertised role. Most of this hiring never reaches a job board.

351
Hires, 12 months
—
Most common hiring grade
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Median pay at hire
19
Advertised here today

Where it is hiring

Top agencies
Department of the Air Force222
Department of the Navy107
Department of the Army20
Department of Homeland Security1
Department of Veterans Affairs1
Top states
California1
North Carolina1

Hire counts by employing agency and duty state, trailing twelve months. OPM suppressed the duty location on 99% of hires in this series — small offices where a state would identify the individual — so the state table ranks the disclosed remainder, not all 351 hires.