Electrical Equipment Repairer

What the Numbers Say About Electrical Equipment Repairer

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Electrical Equipment Repairer occupation (OPM code 2854): 501 people, headcount down -2.7% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Average tenure in Electrical Equipment Repairer runs 11.9 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $73,797 per year, 32.8% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 3.1% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce.

The Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family (code 28) groups Electrical Equipment Repairer together with 4 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Electrical Equipment Repairer 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 Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family (5 occupations, 8,794 employees combined), Electrical Equipment Repairer holds the #4 spot by headcount, a 5.7% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (0th percentile) of pay among Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family occupations.