Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic occupation series (code 3809).
The verdict
Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 109 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Metal Work Family family. At an average salary of $95,960 it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 0.9% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 109
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $95,960
- Avg tenure
- 12.2 yrs
FedScope read on Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic (thin series)
0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (1,953,300 employees total, June 2026) works in the Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic occupation (OPM code 3809): 109 people, headcount down -0.9% 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 $95,960 per year on average, moving down 0.0% from the prior period (a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change). Employees in this role stay an average of 12.2 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 in the Metal Work Family family.
Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic makes up 1.5% of the 7,198 employees across the Metal Work Family family, ranking #5 of 7 occupations in that family by headcount.
Salary Context
How Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$95,960
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-18.2%
Where Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic ranks on federal pay
Its average salary of $95,960 is higher than 51% of federal occupation series (277 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic ranks higher than 51%.
Related Occupations in Metal Work Family
6 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet Metal Mechanic | 5,196 | $91,094 | 11.5 yrs |
| Shipfitting | 1,201 | $86,635 | 10.3 yrs |
| Miscellaneous Metal Work | 332 | $83,924 | 13.6 yrs |
| Metal Forming Machine Operating | 253 | $72,043 | 10.9 yrs |
| Boilermaking | 85 | n/a | 10.8 yrs |
| Metal Forging | 22 | $85,880 | 11 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic outside the Metal Work 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 (109 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($95,960 here).
Key takeaways
- Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic pays below the federal average by 18.2% ($95,960 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 51st percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 109 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 0.9% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic ranks #469 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic makes up 1.5% of the 7,198 employees across the Metal Work Family family, ranking #5 of 7 occupations in that family by headcount.
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.