Aircraft Electrician
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Aircraft Electrician occupation series (code 2892): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
With 989 employees (0.1% of the federal civilian workforce), Aircraft Electrician ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family, and headcount declined 1.1% from the prior period. Its average salary of $87,599 pays below the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 989
- Share of workforce
- 0.1%
- Avg salary
- $87,599
- Avg tenure
- 10.8 yrs
FedScope read on Aircraft Electrician (dense series)
Federal agencies employ 989 people in the Aircraft Electrician occupation (OPM code 2892), accounting for 0.1% of the total federal civilian workforce of 1,953,300 for the June 2026 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -1.1% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Aircraft Electrician pays $87,599 per year on average, moving up 0.3% from the prior period (a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change). Employees in this role stay an average of 10.8 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
The Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family (code 28) groups Aircraft Electrician together with 4 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Aircraft Electrician postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family.
Aircraft Electrician makes up 12.2% of the 8,082 employees across the Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family, ranking #3 of 5 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (40th percentile) of pay among Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family occupations.
Salary Context
How Aircraft Electrician pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$87,599
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-25.3%
Where Aircraft Electrician ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $87,599 is higher than 43% of federal occupation series (234 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Aircraft Electrician sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Aircraft Electrician ranks higher than 43%.
Related Occupations in Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family
4 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrician | 4,842 | $82,263 | 10.2 yrs |
| High Voltage Electrician | 1,638 | $137,161 | 13.4 yrs |
| Electrical Equipment Repairer | 438 | $79,790 | 14.5 yrs |
| Misc Electrical Installation & Maintenance | 175 | $116,939 | 16.5 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Aircraft Electrician outside the Electrical Installation and 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 (989 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($87,599 here).
Key takeaways
- Aircraft Electrician pays below the federal average by 25.3% ($87,599 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 43rd percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 989 employees, 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 1.1% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Aircraft Electrician ranks #211 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Aircraft Electrician makes up 12.2% of the 8,082 employees across the Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family, ranking #3 of 5 occupations in that family by headcount.
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.