Electronics Engineering
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Electronics Engineering occupation series (code 0855), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
In the Engineering and Architecture Group family, Electronics Engineering counts 12,889 employees, a mid-sized federal occupation at 0.7% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 3.1% from the prior period; pay averages $155,270, which pays well above the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 12,889
- Share of workforce
- 0.7%
- Avg salary
- $155,270
- Avg tenure
- 16.8 yrs
FedScope read on Electronics Engineering (dense series)
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 12,889 people work in the Electronics Engineering occupation (OPM code 0855) across federal agencies, 0.7% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -3.1% from the prior period, a useful gauge for job seekers on USAJOBS trying to assess whether this role is expanding government-wide or contracting under hiring freezes and attrition.
Average tenure in Electronics Engineering runs 16.8 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Pay averages $155,270 per year, up 0.4% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Electronics Engineering sits inside the Engineering and Architecture Group family (code 08), which contains 29 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Electronics Engineering postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Engineering and Architecture Group family.
Within the Engineering and Architecture Group family, Electronics Engineering ranks #4 of 29 by headcount, accounting for 10.7% of the family's combined 120,278 employees. Its average salary ranks in the top half (78th percentile) of pay among Engineering and Architecture Group occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Electronics Engineering pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$155,270
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+32.3%
Where Electronics Engineering ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $155,270 is higher than 91% of federal occupation series (490 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Electronics Engineering sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Electronics Engineering ranks higher than 91%.
Related Occupations in Engineering and Architecture Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Engineering | 27,619 | $158,941 | 16.9 yrs |
| Engineering Technical | 14,443 | $93,062 | 15.2 yrs |
| Mechanical Engineering | 12,920 | $136,601 | 11.9 yrs |
| Civil Engineering | 10,260 | $124,230 | 14.7 yrs |
| Aerospace Engineering | 8,359 | $155,848 | 14.8 yrs |
| Electronics Technical | 7,298 | $103,713 | 15.6 yrs |
| Electrical Engineering | 5,231 | $142,419 | 13.5 yrs |
| Computer Engineering | 3,753 | $160,672 | 14.2 yrs |
| Nuclear Engineering | 2,813 | n/a | 13.5 yrs |
| Environmental Engineering | 2,429 | $139,024 | 17 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Electronics Engineering outside the Engineering and Architecture Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (12,889 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($155,270 here).
Key takeaways
- Electronics Engineering pays well above the federal average by 32.3% ($155,270 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 91st percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A mid-sized federal occupation by headcount: 12,889 employees, 0.7% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 3.1% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Electronics Engineering ranks #36 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Engineering and Architecture Group family, Electronics Engineering ranks #4 of 29 by headcount, accounting for 10.7% of the family's combined 120,278 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.