Series 3610

Insulating

Insulators who install and repair insulation on pipes, boilers, ducts, and equipment, often aboard ships. Most jobs are with the Navy.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

3600 Structural and Finishing Work Family · Federal Wage System (trades)

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 38
Open now: 5
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Rising (+67%)
Demand score: 44/100
Remote opportunity score: 0/100
Veteran opportunity score: 79/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

WG-5 to WG-10

Most common promotion potential: WG-10

WG pay plan, used by 60% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$46,791 to $101,741 per year

Median of the yearly salary ranges in posted announcements.

Who can apply

Share of job postings in the last 12 months, by who the announcement was open to.

Open to the public: 32%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 68%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 47%
Telework eligible (open now): 0%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of the Navy (25)
Department of Veterans Affairs (6)
Department of the Air Force (4)
Legislative Branch (3)

Top states

Maine (5)
Arkansas (4)
District of Columbia (4)
Washington (4)
California (3)

Hiring patterns

Based on job announcements since Mar 2017. How patterns are calculated

Postings by fiscal year

The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30. Fiscal years 2025 and 2026 include the government-wide hiring freeze that began in January 2025.

Job announcements for series 3610 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	30
FY 2019	54
FY 2020	32
FY 2021	40
FY 2022	48
FY 2023	37
FY 2024	43
FY 2025	32
FY 2026	33

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 3610 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	1
Jan 2026	3
Feb 2026	0
Mar 2026	7
Apr 2026	2
May 2026	6
Jun 2026	2
Jul 2026	1
Aug 2026	3
Sep 2026	5
Oct 2026	7
Nov 2026 (month to date)	1

3603 Masonry 74 postings in 12 months
3605 Plastering 13 postings in 12 months
3602 Cement Finishing 10 postings in 12 months
3601 Miscellaneous Structural and Finishing Work 4 postings in 12 months
3606 Roofing 3 postings in 12 months

About this data

Job numbers come from the USAJOBS API: 244,223 job announcements opened from December 1, 2025 to November 15, 2026, plus 12,260 announcements open on November 15, 2026. Canceled announcements are not counted. Series descriptions summarize the OPM Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families.

These figures describe posted job announcements, not hiring outcomes. Always read the official announcement and its qualification requirements before applying. How the scores are calculated.