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OPM FedScope March 2025 Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family

Mobile Equipment Servicing

Everything OPM FedScope (March 2025) reports about the Mobile Equipment Servicing occupation series (code 5806): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.

The verdict

With 118 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Mobile Equipment Servicing ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family family, and headcount declined 4.1% from the prior period. Its average salary of $51,973 pays below the $109,869 federal average.

Employees
118
Share of workforce
0.0%
Avg salary
$51,973
Avg tenure
5.1 yrs

What the Numbers Say About Mobile Equipment Servicing

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Mobile Equipment Servicing occupation (OPM code 5806): 118 people, headcount down -4.1% 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.

The average salary for Mobile Equipment Servicing is $51,973 per year, placing it 52.7% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 2.8% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce. Average length of service in this role is 5.1 years, a comparatively short average tenure, which can reflect faster turnover, a competitive private-sector alternative, or a newer program still building up its workforce.

Mobile Equipment Servicing sits inside the Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family family (code 58), which contains 5 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Mobile Equipment Servicing 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.

Inside the Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family family (5 occupations, 13,090 employees combined), Mobile Equipment Servicing holds the #4 spot by headcount, a 0.9% share of the family total.

Employees

118

-4.1% from prior period

Average Salary

$51,973

+2.8%

Avg Length of Service

5.1 yrs

Occupation Family

Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family

Salary Context

How Mobile Equipment Servicing pay compares to the federal average of $109,869

Occupation Average

$51,973

Federal Average

$109,869

vs. Federal Avg

-52.7%

Where Mobile Equipment Servicing ranks on federal pay

Its average salary of $51,973 is higher than 7% of federal occupation series (45 of 634). The highlighted bar marks where Mobile Equipment Servicing sits in the federal pay distribution.

$16,074132$63,787308$111,499167$159,21223$206,9242$254,6372
Distribution of average salary across all 634 federal occupation series (OPM FedScope) - Mobile Equipment Servicing is in the highlighted range.

Average-salary distribution across all 634 federal occupation series; Mobile Equipment Servicing ranks higher than 7%.

Source: OPM FedScope Employment Cubes As of March 2025

4 other occupations in the same family

Occupation Employees Avg Salary
Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne 6,679 $75,787
Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic 5,059 $73,934
Automotive Mechanic 1,186 $76,085
Electromotive Equipment Mechanic 48 $76,492

Frequently Asked Questions

How many federal employees work as Mobile Equipment Servicing?
There are 118 federal employees in the Mobile Equipment Servicing occupation as of March 2025. This represents 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce.
What is the average salary for Mobile Equipment Servicing in the federal government?
The average salary for Mobile Equipment Servicing in the federal government is $51,973 per year, which is 52.7% below the overall federal average of $109,869.
What occupation family does Mobile Equipment Servicing belong to?
Occupation code 5806, Mobile Equipment Servicing, sits within the 5-occupation Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family family (code 58).
What is the average length of service for Mobile Equipment Servicing?
Mobile Equipment Servicing employees stay an average of 5.1 years, compared with the 11.8-year federal-wide average.
Is the Mobile Equipment Servicing workforce growing or shrinking?
Since the prior reporting period, Mobile Equipment Servicing has shed about 5 positions, a 4.1% decrease.
How does Mobile Equipment Servicing pay compare to private sector salaries?
For a private-sector comparison, see the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program; on the federal side, Mobile Equipment Servicing averages $51,973, 52.7% below the $109,869 federal-wide average.

Data Source: U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) FedScope Employment Cubes, March 2025. Federal civilian non-seasonal full-time and part-time employees. Data does not include military personnel, postal workers, or intelligence agency staff. Last updated: 2026-03-10.

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