Electromotive Equipment Mechanic

What the Numbers Say About Electromotive Equipment Mechanic

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Electromotive Equipment Mechanic occupation (OPM code 5876): 48 people, headcount down -2.0% 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.

The average salary for Electromotive Equipment Mechanic is $76,492 per year, placing it 30.4% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 2.0% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. Average length of service in this role is 14.6 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

The Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family family (code 58) groups Electromotive Equipment Mechanic together with 4 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Electromotive Equipment Mechanic 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.

Electromotive Equipment Mechanic makes up 0.4% of the 13,090 employees across the Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family family, ranking #5 of 5 occupations in that family by headcount.