Air Conditioning Equipment Operating

What the Numbers Say About Air Conditioning Equipment Operating

Federal agencies employ 166 people in the Air Conditioning Equipment Operating occupation (OPM code 5415), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -4.0% versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend.

Air Conditioning Equipment Operating pays $76,004 per year on average, 30.8% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 1.0% from the prior period (a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement). Employees in this role stay an average of 12.1 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

The Industrial Equipment Operation Family family (code 54) groups Air Conditioning Equipment Operating together with 11 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Air Conditioning Equipment Operating postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Within the Industrial Equipment Operation Family family, Air Conditioning Equipment Operating ranks #10 of 12 by headcount, accounting for 3.2% of the family's combined 5,157 employees.