Miscellaneous Aircraft Overhaul
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Miscellaneous Aircraft Overhaul occupation series (code 8801), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
With 1,481 employees (0.1% of the federal civilian workforce), Miscellaneous Aircraft Overhaul ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Aircraft Overhaul Family family, and headcount edged down from the prior period. Its average salary of n/a pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -0.5%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 19.5 yrs
- Rank in family
- #2 of 5
FedScope read on Miscellaneous Aircraft Overhaul (dense series)
Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. Pay moved sideways between the two reporting periods, 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 long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
The Aircraft Overhaul Family family (code 88) groups Miscellaneous Aircraft Overhaul together with 4 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Miscellaneous Aircraft Overhaul postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Aircraft Overhaul Family family. Miscellaneous Aircraft Overhaul makes up 14.7% of the Aircraft Overhaul Family family's 10,049 combined employees. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (0th percentile) of pay among Aircraft Overhaul Family occupations.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Miscellaneous Aircraft Overhaul pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Miscellaneous Aircraft Overhaul ranks on lean federal pay
Miscellaneous Aircraft Overhaul earns more on average than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Miscellaneous Aircraft Overhaul sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Miscellaneous Aircraft Overhaul.
Related Occupations in Aircraft Overhaul Family
4 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Mechanic | 8,041 | $96,241 | 11.2 yrs |
| Aircraft Mechnical Parts Repairing | 327 | n/a | 15.3 yrs |
| Aircraft Attending | 132 | $63,296 | 13.6 yrs |
| Aircraft Propeller Mechanic | 68 | n/a | 11.3 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Miscellaneous Aircraft Overhaul outside the Aircraft Overhaul 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 (1,481 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Place Miscellaneous Aircraft Overhaul 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 Aircraft Overhaul Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Miscellaneous Aircraft Overhaul 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.