High Voltage Electrician
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the High Voltage Electrician occupation series (code 2810), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 1,638 employees (0.1% of the federal civilian workforce), High Voltage Electrician ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family, and headcount declined from the prior period. Its average salary of $137,161 pays above the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -1.1%
- Pay change
- +2.8%
- Avg tenure
- 13.4 yrs
- Rank in family
- #2 of 5
FedScope read on High Voltage Electrician (dense series)
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. As for pay, the latest move was a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce.
High Voltage Electrician sits inside the Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family (code 28), which contains 5 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for High Voltage Electrician postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family. Across the Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family, 8,082 employees work in 5 occupations; High Voltage Electrician is 20.3% of that headcount. Its average salary ranks in the top half (80th percentile) of pay among Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family occupations.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How High Voltage Electrician pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$137,161
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+16.9%
Where High Voltage Electrician ranks on rich federal pay
High Voltage Electrician earns more on average than 80% of federal occupation series (433 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where High Voltage Electrician sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks High Voltage Electrician.
Related Occupations in Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family
4 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrician | 4,842 | $82,263 | 10.2 yrs |
| Aircraft Electrician | 989 | $87,599 | 10.8 yrs |
| Electrical Equipment Repairer | 438 | $79,790 | 14.5 yrs |
| Misc Electrical Installation & Maintenance | 175 | $116,939 | 16.5 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for High Voltage Electrician outside the Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (1,638 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($137,161 here).
Key takeaways
- Place High Voltage Electrician 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 Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family occupations in the table above, or search current High Voltage Electrician 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.