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 from the prior period. Its average salary of $75,100 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -10.8%
- Pay change
- +0.1%
- Avg tenure
- 15.4 yrs
- Rank in family
- #5 of 10
What the Numbers Say About General Equipment Mechanic
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. 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 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. The General Maintenance and Operations Work Family family totals 15,982 employees, and General Equipment Mechanic accounts for 0.9% of them.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How General Equipment Mechanic pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$75,100
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-36.0%
Where General Equipment Mechanic ranks on lean federal pay
General Equipment Mechanic earns more on average 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; the highlighted bar marks General Equipment Mechanic.
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
- Place General Equipment Mechanic 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 Maintenance and Operations Work Family family occupations in the table above, or search current General Equipment Mechanic 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.