Electrical Power Controlling

What the Numbers Say About Electrical Power Controlling

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Electrical Power Controlling occupation (OPM code 5407): 759 people, headcount down -1.0% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

The average salary for Electrical Power Controlling is $129,019 per year, placing it 17.4% above the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 1.7% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. Average length of service in this role is 14.9 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

Electrical Power Controlling sits inside the Industrial Equipment Operation Family family (code 54), which contains 12 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Electrical Power Controlling 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.

Within the Industrial Equipment Operation Family family, Electrical Power Controlling is one of the top 12 occupations by headcount (#3), accounting for 14.7% of the family's combined 5,157 employees. Its average salary ranks in the top half (92nd percentile) of pay among Industrial Equipment Operation Family occupations.