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 of $117,339, and headcount grew 16.7% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 7
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $81,184
- Avg tenure
- 20.2 yrs
FedScope read on Elevator Mechanic (thin series)
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 7 people work in the Elevator Mechanic occupation (OPM code 5313) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved up by 16.7% from 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.
Average tenure in Elevator Mechanic runs 20.2 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Pay averages $81,184 per year, up 2.0% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement.
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.
Elevator Mechanic makes up 0.1% of the 9,873 employees across the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family, ranking #11 of 12 occupations in that family by headcount.
Salary Context
How Elevator Mechanic pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$81,184
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-30.8%
Where Elevator Mechanic ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $81,184 is higher 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; Elevator Mechanic ranks higher than 37%.
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
- Elevator Mechanic pays below the federal average by 30.8% ($81,184 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 37th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 7 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 16.7% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Elevator Mechanic ranks #639 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Elevator Mechanic makes up 0.1% of the 9,873 employees across the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family, ranking #11 of 12 occupations in that family by headcount.
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.