Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistance

What the Numbers Say About Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistance

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistance occupation (OPM code 1603): 674 people, headcount down -1.7% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

The average salary for Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistance is $63,248 per year, placing it 42.4% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 2.9% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce. Average length of service in this role is 10.7 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

The Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family (code 16) groups Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistance together with 7 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistance 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.

Inside the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family (8 occupations, 17,992 employees combined), Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistance holds the #4 spot by headcount, a 3.7% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (0th percentile) of pay among Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group occupations.