Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (March 2025), 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 26 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 7.1% from the prior period; pay averages $74,110, which pays below the federal-wide $109,869.
- Employees
- 26
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $74,110
- Avg tenure
- 13.1 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing occupation (OPM code 5317): 26 people, headcount down -7.1% 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 $74,110 per year, placing it 32.5% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 1.2% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. Average length of service in this role is 13.1 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Code 53, the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family, is where the federal government classifies Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing alongside 10 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing 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.
Within the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family, Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing ranks #9 of 11 by headcount, accounting for 0.2% of the family's combined 10,607 employees.
Employees
26
-7.1% from prior period
Average Salary
$74,110
+1.2%
Avg Length of Service
13.1 yrs
Occupation Family
Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family
Salary Context
How Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing pay compares to the federal average of $109,869
Occupation Average
$74,110
Federal Average
$109,869
vs. Federal Avg
-32.5%
Where Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $74,110 is higher than 36% of federal occupation series (229 of 634). The highlighted bar marks where Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 634 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 | 2,954 | $79,764 | 8.6 yrs |
| Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic | 2,491 | $75,861 | 8.9 yrs |
| Powered Support Systems Mechanic | 1,657 | $81,195 | 9.2 yrs |
| Industrial Equipment Mechanic | 1,221 | $97,605 | 12.9 yrs |
| Misc Industrial Equipment Maintenance | 904 | $86,975 | 12.4 yrs |
| Production Machinery Mechanic | 614 | $75,911 | 11.5 yrs |
| Lock and Dam Repairing | 457 | $82,306 | 13.3 yrs |
| Heating & Boiler Plant Equipmt Mechanic | 252 | $74,947 | 11.1 yrs |
| Oiling and Greasing | 20 | $69,700 | 13.1 yrs |
| Elevator Mechanic | 11 | $86,922 | 19.9 yrs |
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Data Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) FedScope Employment Cubes, March 2025. Federal civilian non-seasonal full-time and part-time employees. Data does not include military personnel, postal workers, or intelligence agency staff. Last updated: 2026-03-10.
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