Equipment Operator
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Equipment Operator occupation series (code 0350), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
In the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, Equipment Operator counts 80 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined from the prior period; pay averages $53,459, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -14.0%
- Pay change
- +1.5%
- Avg tenure
- 21 yrs
- Rank in family
- #23 of 31
FedScope read on Equipment Operator (thin series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. On length of service, this series shows a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Headcount moved down 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.
Code 03, the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, is where the federal government classifies Equipment Operator alongside 30 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Equipment Operator postings should also review these sibling occupations in the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family. Equipment Operator makes up 0.0% of the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family's 260,640 combined employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Equipment Operator pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$53,459
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-54.4%
Where Equipment Operator ranks on lean federal pay
Equipment Operator earns more on average than 8% of federal occupation series (42 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Equipment Operator sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Equipment Operator.
Related Occupations in General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miscellaneous Administration and Program | 84,990 | $125,183 | 15.6 yrs |
| Management and Program Analysis | 73,337 | $134,823 | 16.7 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Clerk and Assistant | 35,782 | $53,568 | 10.4 yrs |
| Logistics Management | 20,350 | $117,169 | 15 yrs |
| Program Management | 15,235 | $178,573 | 19.9 yrs |
| Administrative Officer | 8,149 | $110,689 | 18 yrs |
| Secretary | 5,419 | $66,321 | 14.3 yrs |
| Telecommunications | 3,607 | $127,955 | 16.5 yrs |
| Management and Program Clerical and Assistance | 3,112 | $68,111 | 14 yrs |
| Government Information Specialist | 2,335 | $124,799 | 17.1 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Equipment Operator outside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (80 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($53,459 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Equipment Operator pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Equipment Operator postings on USAJOBS.
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.