General Equipment Mechanic

What the Numbers Say About General Equipment Mechanic

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the General Equipment Mechanic occupation (OPM code 4737): 170 people, headcount down -1.7% 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 $73,538 per year, placing it 33.1% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 1.6% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. Average length of service in this role is 14.1 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

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, 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.

Within the General Maintenance and Operations Work Family family, General Equipment Mechanic ranks #5 of 10 by headcount, accounting for 1.0% of the family's combined 16,562 employees.