Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistance
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistance occupation series (code 1603).
The verdict
Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistance is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 576 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family. At an average salary of $65,962 it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 0.5% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 576
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $65,962
- Avg tenure
- 12.1 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistance
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistance occupation (OPM code 1603): 576 people, headcount down -0.5% 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 $65,962 per year. Salaries moved up by 0.2% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. Average length of service in this role is 12.1 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 in the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family.
Inside the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family (8 occupations, 15,807 employees combined), Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistance holds the #4 spot by headcount, a 3.6% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (0th percentile) of pay among Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistance pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$65,962
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-43.8%
Where Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistance ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $65,962 is higher than 21% of federal occupation series (113 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistance sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistance ranks higher than 21%.
Related Occupations in Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group
7 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment Facilities, and Services | 5,680 | $110,317 | 17.2 yrs |
| Equipment Services | 5,166 | $108,645 | 16.5 yrs |
| Facility Operations Services | 3,223 | $115,355 | 17.3 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 occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistance outside the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (576 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($65,962 here).
Key takeaways
- Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistance pays below the federal average by 43.8% ($65,962 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 21st percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 576 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.5% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistance ranks #277 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Equipment, Facilities, and Services Group family (8 occupations, 15,807 employees combined), Equipment, Facilities, and Services Assistance holds the #4 spot by headcount, a 3.6% share of the family total.
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.