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, and headcount edged up from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- +0.1%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 10.2 yrs
- Rank in family
- #1 of 5
FedScope read on Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne (dense series)
On pay, the move between reporting periods was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. 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. Headcount moved up versus 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 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. The Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family family totals 11,831 employees, and Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne accounts for 50.5% of them. 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
Occupation Average
$97,254
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-17.1%
Where Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne ranks on federal pay
Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne earns more on average 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; the highlighted bar marks Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne.
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
- Place Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne 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 Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne 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.