Medical Equipment Repairing
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Medical Equipment Repairing occupation series (code 4805), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 60 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Medical Equipment Repairing ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the General Equipment Maintenance Family family, and headcount grew from the prior period. Its average salary of $78,527 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- +3.4%
- Pay change
- -1.0%
- Avg tenure
- 15.6 yrs
- Rank in family
- #5 of 9
FedScope read on Medical Equipment Repairing (thin series)
Headcount moved up 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. Pay moved down between the two reporting periods, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. On length of service, this series shows a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
The General Equipment Maintenance Family family (code 48) groups Medical Equipment Repairing together with 8 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Medical Equipment Repairing postings should also review these sibling occupations in the General Equipment Maintenance Family family. Across the General Equipment Maintenance Family family, 1,128 employees work in 9 occupations; Medical Equipment Repairing is 5.3% of that headcount.
Salary Context
How Medical Equipment Repairing pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$78,527
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-33.1%
Where Medical Equipment Repairing ranks on federal pay
Medical Equipment Repairing earns more on average than 35% of federal occupation series (188 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Medical Equipment Repairing sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Medical Equipment Repairing.
Related Occupations in General Equipment Maintenance Family
8 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Survival Flight Equipment Repair | 337 | n/a | 12 yrs |
| Misc General Equipment Maintenance | 288 | $66,726 | 12.4 yrs |
| Locksmithing | 282 | $74,158 | 12.8 yrs |
| Tool and Equipment Repairing | 111 | $77,219 | 11.1 yrs |
| Bearing Reconditioning | 25 | n/a | 15.9 yrs |
| Protectve & Safe Equip Fabricatng & Repair | 23 | n/a | 12.9 yrs |
| Bowling Equipment Repairing | 1 | n/a | 24.8 yrs |
| Domestic Appliance Repairing | 1 | n/a | 9 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Medical Equipment Repairing outside the General 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 (60 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($78,527 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Medical Equipment Repairing pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the General Equipment Maintenance Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Medical Equipment Repairing postings on USAJOBS.
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.