Misc Industrial Equipment Maintenance
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Misc Industrial Equipment Maintenance occupation series (code 5301): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
In the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family, Misc Industrial Equipment Maintenance counts 846 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined from the prior period; pay averages $96,979, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -1.1%
- Pay change
- -0.8%
- Avg tenure
- 14.3 yrs
- Rank in family
- #5 of 12
What the Numbers Say About Misc Industrial Equipment Maintenance
Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. Pay moved down between the two reporting periods, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. 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.
The Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family (code 53) groups Misc Industrial Equipment Maintenance together with 11 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Misc Industrial Equipment Maintenance postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family. Misc Industrial Equipment Maintenance makes up 8.6% of the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family's 9,873 combined employees. Its average salary ranks in the top half (73rd percentile) of pay among Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family occupations.
Salary Context
How Misc Industrial Equipment Maintenance pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$96,979
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-17.4%
Where Misc Industrial Equipment Maintenance ranks on federal pay
Misc Industrial Equipment Maintenance earns more on average than 52% of federal occupation series (282 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Misc Industrial Equipment Maintenance sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Misc Industrial Equipment Maintenance.
Related Occupations in Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Machinery Mechanic | 2,930 | $82,216 | 9.9 yrs |
| Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic | 2,341 | $81,732 | 10.7 yrs |
| Powered Support Systems Mechanic | 1,423 | $79,568 | 12.1 yrs |
| Industrial Equipment Mechanic | 1,058 | $110,522 | 14.6 yrs |
| Production Machinery Mechanic | 562 | $80,047 | 12.8 yrs |
| Lock and Dam Repairing | 430 | $121,526 | 16.1 yrs |
| Heating & Boiler Plant Equipmt Mechanic | 232 | $79,114 | 12.5 yrs |
| Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing | 22 | $79,576 | 17.9 yrs |
| Oiling and Greasing | 19 | $69,636 | 14.7 yrs |
| Elevator Mechanic | 7 | $81,184 | 20.2 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Misc Industrial Equipment Maintenance outside the Industrial 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 (846 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($96,979 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Misc Industrial 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 Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Misc Industrial 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.