Industrial Engineering Technical
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Industrial Engineering Technical occupation series (code 0895): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
Industrial Engineering Technical is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 992 employees (0.1% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Engineering and Architecture Group family. At an average salary of n/a it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 0.4% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 992
- Share of workforce
- 0.1%
- Avg salary
- n/a
- Avg tenure
- 18.7 yrs
FedScope read on Industrial Engineering Technical (dense series)
0.1% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Industrial Engineering Technical occupation (OPM code 0895): 992 people, headcount down -0.4% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
The average salary for Industrial Engineering Technical is n/a per year. Salaries moved down by 0.0% 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 18.7 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
Code 08, the Engineering and Architecture Group family, is where the federal government classifies Industrial Engineering Technical alongside 28 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Industrial Engineering Technical postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Engineering and Architecture Group family.
Within the Engineering and Architecture Group family, Industrial Engineering Technical ranks #17 of 29 by headcount, accounting for 0.8% of the family's combined 120,278 employees. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (0th percentile) of pay among Engineering and Architecture Group occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Industrial Engineering Technical pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Industrial Engineering Technical ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of n/a is higher than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Industrial Engineering Technical sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Industrial Engineering Technical ranks higher than 0%.
Related Occupations in Engineering and Architecture Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Engineering | 27,619 | $158,941 | 16.9 yrs |
| Engineering Technical | 14,443 | $93,062 | 15.2 yrs |
| Mechanical Engineering | 12,920 | $136,601 | 11.9 yrs |
| Electronics Engineering | 12,889 | $155,270 | 16.8 yrs |
| Civil Engineering | 10,260 | $124,230 | 14.7 yrs |
| Aerospace Engineering | 8,359 | $155,848 | 14.8 yrs |
| Electronics Technical | 7,298 | $103,713 | 15.6 yrs |
| Electrical Engineering | 5,231 | $142,419 | 13.5 yrs |
| Computer Engineering | 3,753 | $160,672 | 14.2 yrs |
| Nuclear Engineering | 2,813 | n/a | 13.5 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Industrial Engineering Technical outside the Engineering and Architecture Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (992 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Industrial Engineering Technical pays below the federal average by 100.0% (n/a vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 0th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 992 employees, 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.4% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Industrial Engineering Technical ranks #210 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Engineering and Architecture Group family, Industrial Engineering Technical ranks #17 of 29 by headcount, accounting for 0.8% of the family's combined 120,278 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.