Series 4701

Miscellaneous General Maintenance and Operations Work

General maintenance and operations jobs that combine several trades and don't fit a more specific maintenance occupation. Many postings are for supervisors.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

4700 General Maintenance and Operations Work Family · Federal Wage System (trades)

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 288
Open now: 26
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Steady (-7%)
Demand score: 77/100
Remote opportunity score: 8/100
Veteran opportunity score: 77/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

WS-10 to WS-14

Most common promotion potential: WS-14

WS pay plan, used by 52% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$96,211 to $112,218 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: 31%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 69%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 45%
Telework eligible (open now): 8%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of the Navy (120)
Department of Veterans Affairs (57)
Department of the Interior (46)
Department of the Army (34)
Department of the Air Force (13)

Top states

Maine (31)
Washington (29)
California (24)
Hawaii (23)
Maryland (17)

Hiring patterns

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

When this series usually posts jobs

Postings are spread fairly evenly through the year, so there is no clear best month to look.

Typical postings for series 4701 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	7% below average
February	12% above average
March	9% above average
April	9% below average
May	About average
June	About average
July	About average
August	10% above average
September	6% below average
October	About average
November	About average
December	8% below average

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 4701 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	373
FY 2019	362
FY 2020	296
FY 2021	359
FY 2022	369
FY 2023	357
FY 2024	385
FY 2025	227
FY 2026	279

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 4701 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	19
Jan 2026	18
Feb 2026	16
Mar 2026	21
Apr 2026	32
May 2026	24
Jun 2026	24
Jul 2026	36
Aug 2026	22
Sep 2026	29
Oct 2026	27
Nov 2026 (month to date)	20

4749 Maintenance Mechanic 1,964 postings in 12 months
4742 Utility Systems Repairing-Operating 371 postings in 12 months
4754 Cemetery Caretaking 146 postings in 12 months
4714 Model Making 12 postings in 12 months
4737 General Equipment Mechanic 11 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.