Electrician
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Electrician occupation series (code 2805), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
In the Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family, Electrician counts 4,842 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.2% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.9% from the prior period; pay averages $82,263, which pays below the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 4,842
- Share of workforce
- 0.2%
- Avg salary
- $82,263
- Avg tenure
- 10.2 yrs
FedScope read on Electrician (dense series)
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 4,842 people work in the Electrician occupation (OPM code 2805) across federal agencies, 0.2% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -0.9% from the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
The average salary for Electrician is $82,263 per year. Salaries moved up by 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. Average length of service in this role is 10.2 years, 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 Electrician together with 4 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Electrician postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family.
Within the Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family, Electrician is the single largest occupation by headcount, accounting for 59.9% of the family's combined 8,082 employees. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (20th percentile) of pay among Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family occupations.
Salary Context
How Electrician pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$82,263
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-29.9%
Where Electrician ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $82,263 is higher than 39% of federal occupation series (211 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Electrician sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Electrician ranks higher than 39%.
Related Occupations in Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family
4 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Voltage Electrician | 1,638 | $137,161 | 13.4 yrs |
| Aircraft Electrician | 989 | $87,599 | 10.8 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 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 (4,842 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($82,263 here).
Key takeaways
- Electrician pays below the federal average by 29.9% ($82,263 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 39th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 4,842 employees, 0.2% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.9% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Electrician ranks #615 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family, Electrician is the single largest occupation by headcount, accounting for 59.9% of the family's combined 8,082 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.