Industrial Equipment Mechanic

What the Numbers Say About Industrial Equipment Mechanic

0.1% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Industrial Equipment Mechanic occupation (OPM code 5352): 1,221 people, headcount down -0.5% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Industrial Equipment Mechanic pays $97,605 per year on average, 11.2% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 2.1% from the prior period (a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce). Employees in this role stay an average of 12.9 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 11 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Industrial Equipment Mechanic 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.

Industrial Equipment Mechanic makes up 11.5% of the 10,607 employees across the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family, ranking #4 of 11 occupations in that family by headcount. Its average salary ranks in the top half (91st percentile) of pay among Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family occupations.