Elevator Mechanic
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Elevator Mechanic occupation series (code 5313): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
Elevator Mechanic is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 7 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family. At an average salary of $81,184 it pays below the federal average, and headcount grew from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- +16.7%
- Pay change
- +2.0%
- Avg tenure
- 20.2 yrs
- Rank in family
- #11 of 12
FedScope read on Elevator Mechanic (thin series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. 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 up 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 Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family (code 53) groups Elevator Mechanic together with 11 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Elevator Mechanic postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family. Across the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family, 9,873 employees work in 12 occupations; Elevator Mechanic is 0.1% of that headcount.
Salary Context
How Elevator Mechanic pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$81,184
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-30.8%
Where Elevator Mechanic ranks on federal pay
Elevator Mechanic earns more on average than 37% of federal occupation series (201 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Elevator Mechanic sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Elevator Mechanic.
Related Occupations in Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Machinery Mechanic | 2,930 | $82,216 | 9.9 yrs |
| Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic | 2,341 | $81,732 | 10.7 yrs |
| Powered Support Systems Mechanic | 1,423 | $79,568 | 12.1 yrs |
| Industrial Equipment Mechanic | 1,058 | $110,522 | 14.6 yrs |
| Misc Industrial Equipment Maintenance | 846 | $96,979 | 14.3 yrs |
| Production Machinery Mechanic | 562 | $80,047 | 12.8 yrs |
| Lock and Dam Repairing | 430 | $121,526 | 16.1 yrs |
| Heating & Boiler Plant Equipmt Mechanic | 232 | $79,114 | 12.5 yrs |
| Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing | 22 | $79,576 | 17.9 yrs |
| Oiling and Greasing | 19 | $69,636 | 14.7 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Elevator Mechanic outside the Industrial 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 (7 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($81,184 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Elevator 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 Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Elevator 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.