Aircraft Attending
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Aircraft Attending occupation series (code 8862), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Aircraft Attending is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 132 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Aircraft Overhaul Family family. At an average salary of $63,296 it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 0.8% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 132
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $63,296
- Avg tenure
- 13.6 yrs
FedScope read on Aircraft Attending (thin series)
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Aircraft Attending occupation (OPM code 8862): 132 people, headcount down -0.8% 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.
The average salary for Aircraft Attending is $63,296 per year. Salaries moved down by 0.0% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. Average length of service in this role is 13.6 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Aircraft Attending sits inside the Aircraft Overhaul Family family (code 88), which contains 5 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Aircraft Attending postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Aircraft Overhaul Family family.
Inside the Aircraft Overhaul Family family (5 occupations, 10,049 employees combined), Aircraft Attending holds the #4 spot by headcount, a 1.3% share of the family total.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Aircraft Attending pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$63,296
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-46.1%
Where Aircraft Attending ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $63,296 is higher than 18% of federal occupation series (97 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Aircraft Attending sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Aircraft Attending ranks higher than 18%.
Related Occupations in Aircraft Overhaul Family
4 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Mechanic | 8,041 | $96,241 | 11.2 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Aircraft Overhaul | 1,481 | n/a | 19.5 yrs |
| Aircraft Mechnical Parts Repairing | 327 | n/a | 15.3 yrs |
| Aircraft Propeller Mechanic | 68 | n/a | 11.3 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Aircraft Attending outside the Aircraft Overhaul Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (132 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($63,296 here).
Key takeaways
- Aircraft Attending pays below the federal average by 46.1% ($63,296 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 18th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 132 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.8% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Aircraft Attending ranks #446 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Aircraft Overhaul Family family (5 occupations, 10,049 employees combined), Aircraft Attending holds the #4 spot by headcount, a 1.3% share of the family total.
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.