Equipment Operator

What the Numbers Say About Equipment Operator

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Equipment Operator occupation (OPM code 350): 160 people, headcount up 2.6% 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.

Average tenure in Equipment Operator runs 14.8 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $50,544 per year, 54.0% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 1.4% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement.

Code 3, the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family, is where the federal government classifies Equipment Operator alongside 27 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Equipment Operator 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 General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family (28 occupations, 339,466 employees combined), Equipment Operator holds the #21 spot by headcount, a 0.0% share of the family total.