Medical Equipment Repairing

What the Numbers Say About Medical Equipment Repairing

Federal agencies employ 63 people in the Medical Equipment Repairing occupation (OPM code 4805), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved up by 1.6% 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.

Average tenure in Medical Equipment Repairing runs 11 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $77,067 per year, 29.9% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 1.3% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement.

The General Equipment Maintenance Family family (code 48) groups Medical Equipment Repairing together with 6 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Medical Equipment 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 General Equipment Maintenance Family family, Medical Equipment Repairing ranks #5 of 7 by headcount, accounting for 4.9% of the family's combined 1,286 employees.