Misc General Equipment Maintenance
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Misc General Equipment Maintenance occupation series (code 4801).
The verdict
With 288 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Misc General Equipment Maintenance ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the General Equipment Maintenance Family family, and headcount declined from the prior period. Its average salary of $66,726 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -1.0%
- Pay change
- +0.1%
- Avg tenure
- 12.4 yrs
- Rank in family
- #2 of 9
What the Numbers Say About Misc General Equipment Maintenance
Headcount moved down 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 up between the two reporting periods, 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 mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Code 48, the General Equipment Maintenance Family family, is where the federal government classifies Misc General Equipment Maintenance alongside 8 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Misc General Equipment Maintenance postings should also review these sibling occupations in the General Equipment Maintenance Family family. The General Equipment Maintenance Family family totals 1,128 employees, and Misc General Equipment Maintenance accounts for 25.5% of them.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Misc General Equipment Maintenance pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$66,726
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-43.1%
Where Misc General Equipment Maintenance ranks on lean federal pay
Misc General Equipment Maintenance earns more on average than 22% of federal occupation series (118 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Misc General Equipment Maintenance sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Misc General Equipment Maintenance.
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 |
| Locksmithing | 282 | $74,158 | 12.8 yrs |
| Tool and Equipment Repairing | 111 | $77,219 | 11.1 yrs |
| Medical Equipment Repairing | 60 | $78,527 | 15.6 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 occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Misc General Equipment Maintenance outside the General Equipment 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 (288 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($66,726 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Misc General Equipment 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 General Equipment Maintenance Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Misc General Equipment 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.