General Equipment Operating

What the Numbers Say About General Equipment Operating

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the General Equipment Operating occupation (OPM code 4741): 34 people, headcount up 3.0% 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.

The average salary for General Equipment Operating is $76,048 per year, placing it 30.8% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 4.2% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce. Average length of service in this role is 17 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.

The General Maintenance and Operations Work Family family (code 47) groups General Equipment Operating together with 9 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for General Equipment Operating 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 Operating ranks #8 of 10 by headcount, accounting for 0.2% of the family's combined 16,562 employees.