Electromotive Equipment Mechanic
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Electromotive Equipment Mechanic occupation series (code 5876), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 41 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Electromotive Equipment Mechanic ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family family. Its average salary of $89,407 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- 0.0%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 15.3 yrs
- Rank in family
- #5 of 5
FedScope read on Electromotive Equipment Mechanic (thin series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Headcount moved sideways 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 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 in the Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family family. Electromotive Equipment Mechanic makes up 0.3% of the Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family family's 11,831 combined employees.
Salary Context
How Electromotive Equipment Mechanic pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$89,407
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-23.8%
Where Electromotive Equipment Mechanic ranks on federal pay
Electromotive Equipment Mechanic earns more on average than 45% of federal occupation series (244 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Electromotive Equipment Mechanic sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Electromotive Equipment Mechanic.
Related Occupations in Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family
4 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne | 5,977 | $97,254 | 10.2 yrs |
| Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic | 4,639 | $94,068 | 13.9 yrs |
| Automotive Mechanic | 1,079 | $81,292 | 15.1 yrs |
| Mobile Equipment Servicing | 95 | $57,358 | 6.9 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Electromotive Equipment Mechanic outside the Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance 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 (41 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($89,407 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Electromotive Equipment Mechanic pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Electromotive Equipment Mechanic postings on USAJOBS.
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.