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 from the prior period. Its average salary of $87,599 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -1.1%
- Pay change
- +0.3%
- Avg tenure
- 10.8 yrs
- Rank in family
- #3 of 5
FedScope read on Aircraft Electrician (dense series)
Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. Pay moved up between the two reporting periods, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows 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. Across the Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family, 8,082 employees work in 5 occupations; Aircraft Electrician is 12.2% of that 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
Occupation Average
$87,599
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-25.3%
Where Aircraft Electrician ranks on federal pay
Aircraft Electrician earns more on average 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; the highlighted bar marks Aircraft Electrician.
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
- Place Aircraft Electrician 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 Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Aircraft Electrician 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.