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, and headcount declined from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- -5.0%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 14.7 yrs
- Rank in family
- #10 of 12
FedScope read on Oiling and Greasing (thin series)
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. Pay moved sideways between the two reporting periods, 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.
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. The Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family totals 9,873 employees, and Oiling and Greasing accounts for 0.2% of them.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Oiling and Greasing pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$69,636
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-40.7%
Where Oiling and Greasing ranks on lean federal pay
Oiling and Greasing earns more on average 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; the highlighted bar marks Oiling and Greasing.
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
- Place Oiling and Greasing 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 Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Oiling and Greasing 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.