General Equipment Mechanic
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the General Equipment Mechanic occupation series (code 4737).
The verdict
With 140 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), General Equipment Mechanic ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the General Maintenance and Operations Work Family family, and headcount declined 10.8% from the prior period. Its average salary of $75,100 pays below the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 140
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $75,100
- Avg tenure
- 15.4 yrs
What the Numbers Say About General Equipment Mechanic
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the General Equipment Mechanic occupation (OPM code 4737): 140 people, headcount down -10.8% 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.
The average salary for General Equipment Mechanic is $75,100 per year. Salaries moved up by 0.1% 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 15.4 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
Code 47, the General Maintenance and Operations Work Family family, is where the federal government classifies General Equipment Mechanic alongside 9 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for General Equipment Mechanic postings should also review these sibling occupations in the General Maintenance and Operations Work Family family.
Within the General Maintenance and Operations Work Family family, General Equipment Mechanic ranks #5 of 10 by headcount, accounting for 0.9% of the family's combined 15,982 employees.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How General Equipment Mechanic pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$75,100
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-36.0%
Where General Equipment Mechanic ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $75,100 is higher than 31% of federal occupation series (169 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where General Equipment Mechanic sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; General Equipment Mechanic ranks higher than 31%.
Related Occupations in General Maintenance and Operations Work Family
9 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maintenance Mechanic | 10,441 | $73,094 | 11.9 yrs |
| Misc General Maintenance & Operations Work | 2,599 | $93,724 | 16.5 yrs |
| Utility Systems Repairing-Operating | 1,983 | $84,204 | 13.2 yrs |
| Cemetery Caretaking | 644 | $63,552 | 8.6 yrs |
| Model Making | 91 | $93,472 | 14.8 yrs |
| Boat Building and Repairing | 34 | $74,449 | 13.3 yrs |
| General Equipment Operating | 26 | $81,524 | 18.2 yrs |
| Exhibits Making/modeling | 16 | n/a | 17.5 yrs |
| Research Laboratory Mechanic | 8 | $83,825 | 13 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for General Equipment Mechanic outside the General Maintenance and Operations Work Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (140 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($75,100 here).
Key takeaways
- General Equipment Mechanic pays below the federal average by 36.0% ($75,100 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 31st percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 140 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 10.8% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, General Equipment Mechanic ranks #439 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the General Maintenance and Operations Work Family family, General Equipment Mechanic ranks #5 of 10 by headcount, accounting for 0.9% of the family's combined 15,982 employees.
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.