Equipment Cleaning

What the Numbers Say About Equipment Cleaning

Federal agencies employ 218 people in the Equipment Cleaning occupation (OPM code 7009), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved up by 5.3% 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.

Equipment Cleaning pays $62,383 per year on average, 43.2% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 2.1% from the prior period (a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce). Employees in this role stay an average of 9.5 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

The Packing and Processing Family family (code 70) groups Equipment Cleaning together with 3 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Equipment Cleaning 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.

Within the Packing and Processing Family family, Equipment Cleaning is one of the top 4 occupations by headcount (#2), accounting for 32.6% of the family's combined 669 employees.