Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic occupation series (code 5306).
The verdict
With 2,341 employees (0.1% of the federal civilian workforce), Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family, and headcount edged down from the prior period. Its average salary of $81,732 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -0.8%
- Pay change
- +0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 10.7 yrs
- Rank in family
- #2 of 12
FedScope read on Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic (dense series)
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. As for pay, the latest move was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
The Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family (code 53) groups Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic together with 11 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family. Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic makes up 23.7% of the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family's 9,873 combined employees. Its average salary ranks in the top half (55th percentile) of pay among Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family occupations.
Salary Context
How Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$81,732
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-30.3%
Where Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic ranks on federal pay
Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic earns more on average than 38% of federal occupation series (206 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic.
Related Occupations in Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Machinery Mechanic | 2,930 | $82,216 | 9.9 yrs |
| Powered Support Systems Mechanic | 1,423 | $79,568 | 12.1 yrs |
| Industrial Equipment Mechanic | 1,058 | $110,522 | 14.6 yrs |
| Misc Industrial Equipment Maintenance | 846 | $96,979 | 14.3 yrs |
| Production Machinery Mechanic | 562 | $80,047 | 12.8 yrs |
| Lock and Dam Repairing | 430 | $121,526 | 16.1 yrs |
| Heating & Boiler Plant Equipmt Mechanic | 232 | $79,114 | 12.5 yrs |
| Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing | 22 | $79,576 | 17.9 yrs |
| Oiling and Greasing | 19 | $69,636 | 14.7 yrs |
| Elevator Mechanic | 7 | $81,184 | 20.2 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic outside the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (2,341 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($81,732 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic postings on USAJOBS.
OPM FedScope and Federal Workforce Data figures are federal civilian headcounts, average salaries, and length-of-service statistics - not job-quality scores, hiring advice, or a live vacancy listing. A larger or higher-paid agency is not a better employer.