Industrial Equipment Mechanic
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Industrial Equipment Mechanic occupation series (code 5352), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Industrial Equipment Mechanic is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 1,058 employees (0.1% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family. At an average salary of $110,522 it pays near the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 6.4% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 1,058
- Share of workforce
- 0.1%
- Avg salary
- $110,522
- Avg tenure
- 14.6 yrs
FedScope read on Industrial Equipment Mechanic (dense series)
0.1% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Industrial Equipment Mechanic occupation (OPM code 5352): 1,058 people, headcount down -6.4% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Industrial Equipment Mechanic pays $110,522 per year on average, moving up 0.4% from the prior period (a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change). Employees in this role stay an average of 14.6 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Industrial Equipment Mechanic sits inside the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family (code 53), which contains 12 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Industrial Equipment Mechanic postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family.
Industrial Equipment Mechanic makes up 10.7% of the 9,873 employees across the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family, ranking #4 of 12 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the top half (82nd percentile) of pay among Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family occupations.
Salary Context
How Industrial Equipment Mechanic pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$110,522
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-5.8%
Where Industrial Equipment Mechanic ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $110,522 is higher than 61% of federal occupation series (330 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Industrial Equipment Mechanic sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Industrial Equipment Mechanic ranks higher than 61%.
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 |
| 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 |
| Heating & Boiler Plant Equipmt Mechanic | 232 | $79,114 | 12.5 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 peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Industrial Equipment Mechanic outside the Industrial Equipment 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 (1,058 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($110,522 here).
Key takeaways
- Industrial Equipment Mechanic pays near the federal average by 5.8% ($110,522 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 61st percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 1,058 employees, 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 6.4% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Industrial Equipment Mechanic ranks #206 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Industrial Equipment Mechanic makes up 10.7% of the 9,873 employees across the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family, ranking #4 of 12 occupations in that family by headcount.
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.