Misc Industrial Equipment Maintenance

What the Numbers Say About Misc Industrial Equipment Maintenance

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 904 people work in the Misc Industrial Equipment Maintenance occupation (OPM code 5301) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -0.2% from the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Misc Industrial Equipment Maintenance pays $86,975 per year on average, 20.8% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 1.9% from the prior period (a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement). Employees in this role stay an average of 12.4 years, 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 10 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Misc Industrial 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.

Inside the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family (11 occupations, 10,607 employees combined), Misc Industrial Equipment Maintenance holds the #5 spot by headcount, a 8.5% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the top half (82nd percentile) of pay among Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family occupations.