Misc General Equipment Maintenance

What the Numbers Say About Misc General Equipment Maintenance

Federal agencies employ 332 people in the Misc General Equipment Maintenance occupation (OPM code 4801), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved up by 0.3% 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.

The average salary for Misc General Equipment Maintenance is $65,965 per year, placing it 40.0% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 1.3% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. Average length of service in this role is 8.5 years, 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 6 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Misc General Equipment Maintenance postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Misc General Equipment Maintenance makes up 25.8% of the 1,286 employees across the General Equipment Maintenance Family family, ranking #2 of 7 occupations in that family by headcount.