Equipment Cleaning
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Equipment Cleaning occupation series (code 7009).
The verdict
Equipment Cleaning is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 225 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Packing and Processing Family family. At an average salary of n/a it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount grew 0.4% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 225
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- n/a
- Avg tenure
- 9.2 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Equipment Cleaning
Federal agencies employ 225 people in the Equipment Cleaning occupation (OPM code 7009), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 1,953,300 for the June 2026 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved up by 0.4% 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 n/a per year on average, moving down 0.0% from the prior period (a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change). Employees in this role stay an average of 9.2 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 in the Packing and Processing Family family.
Within the Packing and Processing Family family, Equipment Cleaning is the single largest occupation by headcount, accounting for 45.7% of the family's combined 492 employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Equipment Cleaning pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Equipment Cleaning ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of n/a is higher than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Equipment Cleaning sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Equipment Cleaning ranks higher than 0%.
Related Occupations in Packing and Processing Family
3 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packing | 192 | $61,836 | 7.9 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Packing and Processing | 42 | n/a | 12.6 yrs |
| Preservation Servicing | 33 | $68,892 | 10.6 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Equipment Cleaning outside the Packing and Processing Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (225 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Equipment Cleaning pays below the federal average by 100.0% (n/a vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 0th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 225 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 0.4% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Equipment Cleaning ranks #396 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Packing and Processing Family family, Equipment Cleaning is the single largest occupation by headcount, accounting for 45.7% of the family's combined 492 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.