Miscellaneous Engine Overhaul
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Miscellaneous Engine Overhaul occupation series (code 8601), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
In the Engine Overhaul Family family, Miscellaneous Engine Overhaul counts 44 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined from the prior period; pay averages $62,714, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -2.2%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 22.9 yrs
- Rank in family
- #2 of 3
FedScope read on Miscellaneous Engine Overhaul (thin 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 long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement. Headcount moved down versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend.
Miscellaneous Engine Overhaul sits inside the Engine Overhaul Family family (code 86), which contains 3 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Miscellaneous Engine Overhaul postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Engine Overhaul Family family. The Engine Overhaul Family family totals 1,764 employees, and Miscellaneous Engine Overhaul accounts for 2.5% of them.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Miscellaneous Engine Overhaul pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$62,714
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-46.6%
Where Miscellaneous Engine Overhaul ranks on lean federal pay
Miscellaneous Engine Overhaul earns more on average than 17% of federal occupation series (94 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Miscellaneous Engine Overhaul sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Miscellaneous Engine Overhaul.
Related Occupations in Engine Overhaul Family
2 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Engine Mechanic | 1,686 | $92,060 | 12.2 yrs |
| Small Engine Mechanic | 34 | $71,351 | 18.3 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Miscellaneous Engine Overhaul outside the Engine Overhaul Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (44 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($62,714 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Miscellaneous Engine 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 Engine Overhaul Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Miscellaneous Engine 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.