Production Machinery Mechanic
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Production Machinery Mechanic occupation series (code 5350): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
With 562 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Production Machinery Mechanic ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family, and headcount declined from the prior period. Its average salary of $80,047 pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- -1.6%
- Pay change
- +0.1%
- Avg tenure
- 12.8 yrs
- Rank in family
- #6 of 12
What the Numbers Say About Production Machinery Mechanic
On pay, the move between reporting periods was 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. Headcount moved down versus the prior period, a modest but trackable signal for anyone considering this specialized federal career path.
Code 53, the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family, is where the federal government classifies Production Machinery Mechanic alongside 11 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Production Machinery 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 Production Machinery Mechanic accounts for 5.7% of them. Its average salary ranks in the bottom half (36th percentile) of pay among Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family occupations.
Salary Context
How Production Machinery Mechanic pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$80,047
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-31.8%
Where Production Machinery Mechanic ranks on federal pay
Production Machinery Mechanic earns more on average than 36% of federal occupation series (196 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Production Machinery Mechanic sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Production Machinery 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Production Machinery Mechanic outside the Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (562 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($80,047 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Production Machinery 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 Production Machinery 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.