Heating & Boiler Plant Equipmt Mechanic
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Heating & Boiler Plant Equipmt Mechanic occupation series (code 5309), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 232 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Heating & Boiler Plant Equipmt Mechanic ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family, and headcount declined 2.5% from the prior period. Its average salary of $79,114 pays below the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 232
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $79,114
- Avg tenure
- 12.5 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Heating & Boiler Plant Equipmt Mechanic
Federal agencies employ 232 people in the Heating & Boiler Plant Equipmt Mechanic occupation (OPM code 5309), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 1,953,300 for the June 2026 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -2.5% 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 Heating & Boiler Plant Equipmt Mechanic is $79,114 per year. Salaries moved up by 0.2% 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 12.5 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Code 53, the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family, is where the federal government classifies Heating & Boiler Plant Equipmt Mechanic alongside 11 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Heating & Boiler Plant Equipmt Mechanic postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family.
Within the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family, Heating & Boiler Plant Equipmt Mechanic ranks #8 of 12 by headcount, accounting for 2.3% of the family's combined 9,873 employees.
Salary Context
How Heating & Boiler Plant Equipmt Mechanic pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$79,114
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-32.6%
Where Heating & Boiler Plant Equipmt Mechanic ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $79,114 is higher than 35% of federal occupation series (191 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Heating & Boiler Plant Equipmt Mechanic sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Heating & Boiler Plant Equipmt Mechanic ranks higher than 35%.
Related Occupations in Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Machinery Mechanic | 2,930 | $82,216 | 9.9 yrs |
| Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic | 2,341 | $81,732 | 10.7 yrs |
| Powered Support Systems Mechanic | 1,423 | $79,568 | 12.1 yrs |
| Industrial Equipment Mechanic | 1,058 | $110,522 | 14.6 yrs |
| Misc Industrial Equipment Maintenance | 846 | $96,979 | 14.3 yrs |
| Production Machinery Mechanic | 562 | $80,047 | 12.8 yrs |
| Lock and Dam Repairing | 430 | $121,526 | 16.1 yrs |
| Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing | 22 | $79,576 | 17.9 yrs |
| Oiling and Greasing | 19 | $69,636 | 14.7 yrs |
| Elevator Mechanic | 7 | $81,184 | 20.2 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Heating & Boiler Plant Equipmt Mechanic outside the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (232 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($79,114 here).
Key takeaways
- Heating & Boiler Plant Equipmt Mechanic pays below the federal average by 32.6% ($79,114 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 35th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 232 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 2.5% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Heating & Boiler Plant Equipmt Mechanic ranks #394 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family, Heating & Boiler Plant Equipmt Mechanic ranks #8 of 12 by headcount, accounting for 2.3% of the family's combined 9,873 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.