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, and headcount edged down from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- -0.9%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 12.2 yrs
- Rank in family
- #5 of 7
FedScope read on Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic (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 mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. 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.
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. The Metal Work Family family totals 7,198 employees, and Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic accounts for 1.5% of them.
Salary Context
How Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$95,960
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-18.2%
Where Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic ranks on federal pay
Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic earns more on average 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; the highlighted bar marks Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic.
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
- Place Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic 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 Metal Work Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Mobile Equipment Metal Mechanic 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.