Misc Electronic Equipmt Install & Maintne
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Misc Electronic Equipmt Install & Maintne occupation series (code 2601).
The verdict
Misc Electronic Equipmt Install & Maintne is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 213 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Electronic Equipment Installation and Maintenance Family family. At an average salary of $153,285 it pays well above the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 5.3% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 213
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $153,285
- Avg tenure
- 16.3 yrs
What the Numbers Say About Misc Electronic Equipmt Install & Maintne
Federal agencies employ 213 people in the Misc Electronic Equipmt Install & Maintne occupation (OPM code 2601), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 1,953,300 for the June 2026 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -5.3% 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 Electronic Equipmt Install & Maintne pays $153,285 per year on average, moving up 0.0% from the prior period (a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change). Employees in this role stay an average of 16.3 years, a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
The Electronic Equipment Installation and Maintenance Family family (code 26) groups Misc Electronic Equipmt Install & Maintne together with 5 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Misc Electronic Equipmt Install & Maintne postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Electronic Equipment Installation and Maintenance Family family.
Inside the Electronic Equipment Installation and Maintenance Family family (6 occupations, 8,199 employees combined), Misc Electronic Equipmt Install & Maintne holds the #5 spot by headcount, a 2.6% share of the family total.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Misc Electronic Equipmt Install & Maintne pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$153,285
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+30.6%
Where Misc Electronic Equipmt Install & Maintne ranks on rich federal pay
Its average salary of $153,285 is higher than 90% of federal occupation series (486 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Misc Electronic Equipmt Install & Maintne sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Misc Electronic Equipmt Install & Maintne ranks higher than 90%.
Related Occupations in Electronic Equipment Installation and Maintenance Family
5 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electronics Mechanic | 3,784 | $102,463 | 12.6 yrs |
| Electronic Integrated Systems Mechanic | 2,544 | $147,005 | 14.3 yrs |
| Electronic Industrial Controls Mechanic | 1,075 | $113,535 | 13.3 yrs |
| Electronic Measurement Equipment Mechanic | 551 | $172,783 | 12.9 yrs |
| Electronic Digital Computer Mechanic | 32 | $95,475 | 13.9 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Misc Electronic Equipmt Install & Maintne outside the Electronic Equipment 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 (213 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($153,285 here).
Key takeaways
- Misc Electronic Equipmt Install & Maintne pays well above the federal average by 30.6% ($153,285 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 90th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 213 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 5.3% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Misc Electronic Equipmt Install & Maintne ranks #402 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Electronic Equipment Installation and Maintenance Family family (6 occupations, 8,199 employees combined), Misc Electronic Equipmt Install & Maintne holds the #5 spot by headcount, a 2.6% share of the family total.
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.