Oiling and Greasing
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Oiling and Greasing occupation series (code 5323).
The verdict
Oiling and Greasing is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 19 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family. At an average salary of $69,636 it pays below the federal average of $117,339, and headcount declined 5.0% from the prior period.
- Employees
- 19
- Share of workforce
- 0.0%
- Avg salary
- $69,636
- Avg tenure
- 14.7 yrs
FedScope read on Oiling and Greasing (thin series)
Federal agencies employ 19 people in the Oiling and Greasing occupation (OPM code 5323), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 1,953,300 for the June 2026 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -5.0% 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 Oiling and Greasing is $69,636 per year. Salaries moved down by 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. Average length of service in this role is 14.7 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
The Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family (code 53) groups Oiling and Greasing together with 11 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Oiling and Greasing postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family.
Inside the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family (12 occupations, 9,873 employees combined), Oiling and Greasing holds the #10 spot by headcount, a 0.2% share of the family total.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Oiling and Greasing pay compares to the federal average of $117,339
Occupation Average
$69,636
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-40.7%
Where Oiling and Greasing ranks on lean federal pay
Its average salary of $69,636 is higher than 25% of federal occupation series (137 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Oiling and Greasing sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; Oiling and Greasing ranks higher than 25%.
Related Occupations in Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Machinery Mechanic | 2,930 | $82,216 | 9.9 yrs |
| Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic | 2,341 | $81,732 | 10.7 yrs |
| Powered Support Systems Mechanic | 1,423 | $79,568 | 12.1 yrs |
| Industrial Equipment Mechanic | 1,058 | $110,522 | 14.6 yrs |
| Misc Industrial Equipment Maintenance | 846 | $96,979 | 14.3 yrs |
| Production Machinery Mechanic | 562 | $80,047 | 12.8 yrs |
| Lock and Dam Repairing | 430 | $121,526 | 16.1 yrs |
| Heating & Boiler Plant Equipmt Mechanic | 232 | $79,114 | 12.5 yrs |
| Laundry & Dry Cleaning Equipmt Repairing | 22 | $79,576 | 17.9 yrs |
| Elevator Mechanic | 7 | $81,184 | 20.2 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Oiling and Greasing outside the Industrial 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 (19 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($69,636 here).
Key takeaways
- Oiling and Greasing pays below the federal average by 40.7% ($69,636 vs $117,339 federal-wide), at the 25th percentile for pay among 541 tracked occupation series.
- A smaller, specialized federal occupation by headcount: 19 employees, 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined 5.0% from the prior period.
- According to OPM FedScope June 2026, Oiling and Greasing ranks #604 of 663 federal occupation series by headcount (the same employee_count ordering as our occupations directory).
- Inside the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family (12 occupations, 9,873 employees combined), Oiling and Greasing holds the #10 spot by headcount, a 0.2% share of the family total.
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.