Mobile Equipment Servicing
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Mobile Equipment Servicing occupation series (code 5806): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
With 95 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 from the prior period. Its average salary of $57,358 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -7.8%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 6.9 yrs
- Rank in family
- #4 of 5
FedScope read on Mobile Equipment Servicing (thin series)
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a comparatively short average tenure, which can reflect faster turnover, a competitive private-sector alternative, or a newer program still building up its workforce. 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. As for pay, the latest move was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
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 in the Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family family. The Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family family totals 11,831 employees, and Mobile Equipment Servicing accounts for 0.8% of them.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Mobile Equipment Servicing pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$57,358
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-51.1%
Where Mobile Equipment Servicing ranks on lean federal pay
Mobile Equipment Servicing earns more on average than 11% of federal occupation series (60 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Mobile Equipment Servicing sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Mobile Equipment Servicing.
Related Occupations in Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family
4 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misc Transportation/mobile Equipmt Maintne | 5,977 | $97,254 | 10.2 yrs |
| Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic | 4,639 | $94,068 | 13.9 yrs |
| Automotive Mechanic | 1,079 | $81,292 | 15.1 yrs |
| Electromotive Equipment Mechanic | 41 | $89,407 | 15.3 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Mobile Equipment Servicing outside the Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance 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 (95 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($57,358 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Mobile Equipment Servicing 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 Transportation/mobile Equipment Maintenance Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Mobile Equipment Servicing 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.