Production Machinery Mechanic

What the Numbers Say About Production Machinery Mechanic

0.0% of the federal civilian workforce (2,289,472 employees total, March 2025) works in the Production Machinery Mechanic occupation (OPM code 5350): 614 people, headcount down -1.8% versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.

Production Machinery Mechanic pays $75,911 per year on average, 30.9% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 2.6% from the prior period (a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce). Employees in this role stay an average of 11.5 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

Code 53, the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family, is where the federal government classifies Production Machinery Mechanic alongside 10 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Production Machinery Mechanic 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 Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family (11 occupations, 10,607 employees combined), Production Machinery Mechanic holds the #6 spot by headcount, a 5.8% share of the family total. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (36th percentile) of pay among Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family occupations.