Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne

What the Numbers Say About Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 6,679 people work in the Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne occupation (OPM code 5801) across federal agencies, 0.3% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved up by 2.3% 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 $75,787 per year, placing it 31.0% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 0.8% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. Average length of service in this role is 8.2 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, 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 Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family family (5 occupations, 13,090 employees combined), Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne holds the #1 spot by headcount, a 51.0% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (40th percentile) of pay among Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family occupations.