Equipment Facilities, and Services
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Equipment Facilities, and Services occupation series (code 1601).
The verdict
In the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family, Equipment Facilities, and Services counts 5,680 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.3% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.3% from the prior period; pay averages $110,317, which pays near the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 5,680
- Share of workforce
- 0.3%
- Avg salary
- $110,317
- Avg tenure
- 17.2 yrs
FedScope read on Equipment Facilities, and Services (dense series)
Federal agencies employ 5,680 people in the Equipment Facilities, and Services occupation (OPM code 1601), accounting for 0.3% of the total federal civilian workforce of 1,953,300 for the June 2026 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -0.3% versus 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 Equipment Facilities, and Services runs 17.2 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Pay averages $110,317 per year, down -0.1% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
Equipment Facilities, and Services sits inside the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family (code 16), which contains 8 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Equipment Facilities, and Services postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family.
Equipment Facilities, and Services makes up 35.9% of the 15,807 employees across the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family, ranking #1 of 8 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the top half (63rd percentile) of pay among Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group occupations.
Salary Context
How Equipment Facilities, and Services pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$110,317
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-6.0%
Where Equipment Facilities, and Services ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $110,317 is higher than 61% of federal occupation series (329 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Equipment Facilities, and Services sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Equipment Facilities, and Services ranks higher than 61%.
Related Occupations in Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group
7 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment Services | 5,166 | $108,645 | 16.5 yrs |
| Facility Operations Services | 3,223 | $115,355 | 17.3 yrs |
| Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistance | 576 | $65,962 | 12.1 yrs |
| Cemetery Administration Services | 414 | $84,117 | 13.6 yrs |
| Food Services | 388 | $105,849 | 15.4 yrs |
| Printing Services | 327 | $130,018 | 19.2 yrs |
| Laundry Operations Services | 33 | $88,165 | 19.9 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Equipment Facilities, and Services outside the Equipment, Facilities, and Services 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 (5,680 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($110,317 here).
Key takeaways
- Equipment Facilities, and Services pays near the federal average by 6.0% ($110,317 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 61st percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 5,680 employees, 0.3% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.3% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Equipment Facilities, and Services ranks #73 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Equipment Facilities, and Services makes up 35.9% of the 15,807 employees across the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family, ranking #1 of 8 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.