Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne occupation series (code 5801), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne is a mid-sized federal occupation: 5,977 employees (0.3% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family family. At an average salary of $97,254 it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount grew 0.1% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 5,977
- Share of workforce
- 0.3%
- Avg salary
- $97,254
- Avg tenure
- 10.2 yrs
FedScope read on Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne (dense series)
As of the June 2026 reporting window, 5,977 people work in the Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne occupation (OPM code 5801) across federal agencies, 0.3% of the 1,953,300-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved up by 0.1% from the prior period, a useful gauge for job seekers on USAJOBS trying to assess whether this role is expanding government-wide or contracting under hiring freezes and attrition.
The average salary for Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne is $97,254 per year. Salaries moved down by 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. Average length of service in this role is 10.2 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
The Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family family (code 58) groups Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne together with 4 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family family.
Inside the Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family family (5 occupations, 11,831 employees combined), Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne holds the #1 spot by headcount, a 50.5% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the top half (80th percentile) of pay among Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family occupations.
Salary Context
How Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$97,254
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-17.1%
Where Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $97,254 is higher than 52% of federal occupation series (284 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne ranks higher than 52%.
Related Occupations in Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family
4 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic | 4,639 | $94,068 | 13.9 yrs |
| Automotive Mechanic | 1,079 | $81,292 | 15.1 yrs |
| Mobile Equipment Servicing | 95 | $57,358 | 6.9 yrs |
| Electromotive Equipment Mechanic | 41 | $89,407 | 15.3 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne outside the Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (5,977 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($97,254 here).
Key takeaways
- Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne pays below the federal average by 17.1% ($97,254 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 52nd percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A mid-sized federal occupation by headcount: 5,977 employees, 0.3% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew 0.1% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne ranks #68 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family family (5 occupations, 11,831 employees combined), Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne holds the #1 spot by headcount, a 50.5% 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.