Battery Repairing
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Battery Repairing occupation series (code 3725), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 13 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Battery Repairing ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Metal Processing Family family, and headcount declined 7.1% from the prior period. Its average salary of $72,252 pays below the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 13
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $72,252
- Avg tenure
- 19.5 yrs
FedScope read on Battery Repairing (thin series)
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Battery Repairing occupation (OPM code 3725): 13 people, headcount down -7.1% 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.
Battery Repairing pays $72,252 per year on average, moving down 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). Employees in this role stay an average of 19.5 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
Code 37, the Metal Processing Family family, is where the federal government classifies Battery Repairing alongside 8 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Battery Repairing postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Metal Processing Family family.
Within the Metal Processing Family family, Battery Repairing ranks #8 of 9 by headcount, accounting for 0.3% of the family's combined 3,792 employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Battery Repairing pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$72,252
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-38.4%
Where Battery Repairing ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $72,252 is higher than 29% of federal occupation series (155 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Battery Repairing sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Battery Repairing ranks higher than 29%.
Related Occupations in Metal Processing Family
8 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welding | 2,325 | $87,563 | 11.4 yrs |
| Non-Destructive Testing | 904 | $98,385 | 10.1 yrs |
| Electroplating | 272 | n/a | 10.7 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Metal Processing | 102 | n/a | 12.4 yrs |
| Metalizing | 70 | n/a | 14.8 yrs |
| Shot Peening Machine Operating | 54 | n/a | 16.9 yrs |
| Heat Treating | 46 | $79,709 | 16.9 yrs |
| Buffing and Polishing | 6 | $84,749 | 16.4 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Battery Repairing outside the Metal Processing 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 (13 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($72,252 here).
Key takeaways
- Battery Repairing pays below the federal average by 38.4% ($72,252 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 29th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 13 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 7.1% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Battery Repairing ranks #620 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Metal Processing Family family, Battery Repairing ranks #8 of 9 by headcount, accounting for 0.3% of the family's combined 3,792 employees.
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.