Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing occupation series (code 5317).
The verdict
In the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family, Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing counts 22 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce; pay averages $79,576, which pays below the federal-wide $117,339.
- Employees
- 22
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $79,576
- Avg tenure
- 17.9 yrs
FedScope read on Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing (thin series)
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing occupation (OPM code 5317): 22 people, headcount sideways 0.0% 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 Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing is $79,576 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 17.9 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
Code 53, the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family, is where the federal government classifies Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing alongside 11 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family.
Within the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family, Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing ranks #9 of 12 by headcount, accounting for 0.2% of the family's combined 9,873 employees.
Salary Context
How Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$79,576
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-32.2%
Where Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $79,576 is higher than 36% of federal occupation series (193 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing ranks higher than 36%.
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 |
| Heating & Boiler Plant Equipmt Mechanic | 232 | $79,114 | 12.5 yrs |
| Oiling and Greasing | 19 | $69,636 | 14.7 yrs |
| Elevator Mechanic | 7 | $81,184 | 20.2 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing outside the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (22 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($79,576 here).
Key takeaways
- Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing pays below the federal average by 32.2% ($79,576 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 36th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 22 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing ranks #600 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family, Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing ranks #9 of 12 by headcount, accounting for 0.2% 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.