Mining Engineering
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Mining Engineering occupation series (code 0880), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 50 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Mining Engineering ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Engineering and Architecture Group family. Its average salary of $129,543 pays above the $117,339 federal average.
- Employees
- 50
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $129,543
- Avg tenure
- 15.5 yrs
FedScope read on Mining Engineering (thin series)
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Mining Engineering occupation (OPM code 0880): 50 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 Mining Engineering is $129,543 per year. Salaries moved down by -0.1% 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 15.5 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
The Engineering and Architecture Group family (code 08) groups Mining Engineering together with 28 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Mining Engineering postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Engineering and Architecture Group family.
Within the Engineering and Architecture Group family, Mining Engineering ranks #29 of 29 by headcount, accounting for 0.0% of the family's combined 120,278 employees.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Mining Engineering pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$129,543
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+10.4%
Where Mining Engineering ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $129,543 is higher than 75% of federal occupation series (404 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Mining Engineering sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Mining Engineering ranks higher than 75%.
Related Occupations in Engineering and Architecture Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Engineering | 27,619 | $158,941 | 16.9 yrs |
| Engineering Technical | 14,443 | $93,062 | 15.2 yrs |
| Mechanical Engineering | 12,920 | $136,601 | 11.9 yrs |
| Electronics Engineering | 12,889 | $155,270 | 16.8 yrs |
| Civil Engineering | 10,260 | $124,230 | 14.7 yrs |
| Aerospace Engineering | 8,359 | $155,848 | 14.8 yrs |
| Electronics Technical | 7,298 | $103,713 | 15.6 yrs |
| Electrical Engineering | 5,231 | $142,419 | 13.5 yrs |
| Computer Engineering | 3,753 | $160,672 | 14.2 yrs |
| Nuclear Engineering | 2,813 | n/a | 13.5 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Mining Engineering outside the Engineering and Architecture Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (50 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($129,543 here).
Key takeaways
- Mining Engineering pays above the federal average by 10.4% ($129,543 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 75th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 50 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Mining Engineering ranks #542 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Within the Engineering and Architecture Group family, Mining Engineering ranks #29 of 29 by headcount, accounting for 0.0% of the family's combined 120,278 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.