Aircraft Propeller Mechanic
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Aircraft Propeller Mechanic occupation series (code 8810): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
With 68 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Aircraft Propeller Mechanic ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Aircraft Overhaul Family family, and headcount declined from the prior period. Its average salary of n/a pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -1.4%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 11.3 yrs
- Rank in family
- #5 of 5
FedScope read on Aircraft Propeller Mechanic (thin series)
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved down 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. As for pay, the latest move was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Aircraft Propeller Mechanic sits inside the Aircraft Overhaul Family family (code 88), which contains 5 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Aircraft Propeller Mechanic postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Aircraft Overhaul Family family. Aircraft Propeller Mechanic makes up 0.7% of the Aircraft Overhaul Family family's 10,049 combined employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Aircraft Propeller Mechanic pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Aircraft Propeller Mechanic ranks on lean federal pay
Aircraft Propeller Mechanic earns more on average than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Aircraft Propeller Mechanic sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Aircraft Propeller Mechanic.
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 Attending | 132 | $63,296 | 13.6 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Aircraft Propeller Mechanic 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 (68 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Place Aircraft Propeller Mechanic 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 Aircraft Overhaul Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Aircraft Propeller Mechanic 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.