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 14.0% from the prior period; pay averages $53,459, which pays below the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 80
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $53,459
- Avg tenure
- 21 yrs
FedScope read on Equipment Operator (thin series)
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Equipment Operator occupation (OPM code 0350): 80 people, headcount down -14.0% 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 21 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Pay averages $53,459 per year, up 1.5% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement.
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.
Inside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family (31 occupations, 260,640 employees combined), Equipment Operator holds the #23 spot by headcount, a 0.0% share of the family total.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Equipment Operator pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$53,459
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-54.4%
Where Equipment Operator ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $53,459 is higher 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; Equipment Operator ranks higher than 8%.
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
- Equipment Operator pays below the federal average by 54.4% ($53,459 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 8th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 80 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 14.0% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Equipment Operator ranks #491 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services Group family (31 occupations, 260,640 employees combined), Equipment Operator holds the #23 spot by headcount, a 0.0% 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.