Powered Support Systems Mechanic
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Powered Support Systems Mechanic occupation series (code 5378): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
In the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family, Powered Support Systems Mechanic counts 1,423 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.1% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount edged up from the prior period; pay averages $79,568, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- +0.4%
- Pay change
- +0.1%
- Avg tenure
- 12.1 yrs
- Rank in family
- #3 of 12
FedScope read on Powered Support Systems Mechanic (dense series)
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Headcount moved up versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path. 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.
Powered Support Systems Mechanic sits inside the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family (code 53), which contains 12 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Powered Support Systems Mechanic 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 Powered Support Systems Mechanic accounts for 14.4% of them. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (18th percentile) of pay among Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family occupations.
Salary Context
How Powered Support Systems Mechanic pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$79,568
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-32.2%
Where Powered Support Systems Mechanic ranks on federal pay
Powered Support Systems Mechanic earns more on average than 35% of federal occupation series (192 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Powered Support Systems Mechanic sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Powered Support Systems Mechanic.
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 |
| 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 |
| Oiling and Greasing | 19 | $69,636 | 14.7 yrs |
| Elevator Mechanic | 7 | $81,184 | 20.2 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this dense headcount
Two peer sets for Powered Support Systems Mechanic outside the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar dense headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (1,423 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($79,568 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Powered Support Systems 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 Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Powered Support Systems 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.