Misc Electrical Installation & Maintenance
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Misc Electrical Installation & Maintenance occupation series (code 2801).
The verdict
With 175 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Misc Electrical Installation & Maintenance ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family, and headcount grew from the prior period. Its average salary of $116,939 pays near the federal average.
- Headcount change
- +1.2%
- Pay change
- -1.6%
- Avg tenure
- 16.5 yrs
- Rank in family
- #5 of 5
What the Numbers Say About Misc Electrical Installation & Maintenance
On pay, the move between reporting periods was 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. 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.
Misc Electrical Installation & Maintenance sits inside the Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family (code 28), which contains 5 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Misc Electrical Installation & Maintenance postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family. Across the Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family, 8,082 employees work in 5 occupations; Misc Electrical Installation & Maintenance is 2.2% of that headcount.
Salary Context
How Misc Electrical Installation & Maintenance pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$116,939
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-0.3%
Where Misc Electrical Installation & Maintenance ranks on federal pay
Misc Electrical Installation & Maintenance earns more on average than 65% of federal occupation series (352 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Misc Electrical Installation & Maintenance sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Misc Electrical Installation & Maintenance.
Related Occupations in Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family
4 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrician | 4,842 | $82,263 | 10.2 yrs |
| High Voltage Electrician | 1,638 | $137,161 | 13.4 yrs |
| Aircraft Electrician | 989 | $87,599 | 10.8 yrs |
| Electrical Equipment Repairer | 438 | $79,790 | 14.5 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Misc Electrical Installation & Maintenance outside the Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (175 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($116,939 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Misc Electrical Installation & Maintenance 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 Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Misc Electrical Installation & Maintenance 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.