Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic

What the Numbers Say About Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic occupation (OPM code 3809): 140 people, headcount up 3.7% 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.

Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic pays $74,336 per year on average, 32.3% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 1.1% from the prior period (a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement). Employees in this role stay an average of 11.3 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic sits inside the Metal Work Family family (code 38), which contains 7 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic 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.

Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic makes up 1.7% of the 8,014 employees across the Metal Work Family family, ranking #5 of 7 occupations in that family by headcount.