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 federal average.
- Headcount change
- 0.0%
- Pay change
- -0.1%
- Avg tenure
- 15.5 yrs
- Rank in family
- #29 of 29
FedScope read on Mining Engineering (thin series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. 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. Headcount moved sideways 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 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. The Engineering and Architecture Group family totals 120,278 employees, and Mining Engineering accounts for 0.0% of them.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Mining Engineering pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$129,543
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+10.4%
Where Mining Engineering ranks on rich federal pay
Mining Engineering earns more on average 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; the highlighted bar marks Mining Engineering.
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
- Place Mining Engineering 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 Engineering and Architecture Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Mining Engineering 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.