Aircraft Attending

What the Numbers Say About Aircraft Attending

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Aircraft Attending occupation (OPM code 8862): 207 people, headcount up 0.5% 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 $64,806 per year, placing it 41.0% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 1.5% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. Average length of service in this role is 8.6 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, 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.

Inside the Aircraft Overhaul Family family (5 occupations, 11,320 employees combined), Aircraft Attending holds the #4 spot by headcount, a 1.8% share of the family total.