Protectve & Safe Equip Fabricatng & Repair
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Protectve & Safe Equip Fabricatng & Repair occupation series (code 4816).
The verdict
With 23 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce), Protectve & Safe Equip Fabricatng & Repair ranks as a smaller, specialized federal occupation within the General Equipment Maintenance Family family. Its average salary of n/a pays below the federal average.
- Headcount change
- 0.0%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 12.9 yrs
- Rank in family
- #7 of 9
FedScope read on Protectve & Safe Equip Fabricatng & Repair (thin series)
Headcount moved sideways 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.
Protectve & Safe Equip Fabricatng & Repair sits inside the General Equipment Maintenance Family family (code 48), which contains 9 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Protectve & Safe Equip Fabricatng & Repair postings should also review these sibling occupations in the General Equipment Maintenance Family family. Across the General Equipment Maintenance Family family, 1,128 employees work in 9 occupations; Protectve & Safe Equip Fabricatng & Repair is 2.0% of that headcount.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Protectve & Safe Equip Fabricatng & Repair pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Protectve & Safe Equip Fabricatng & Repair ranks on lean federal pay
Protectve & Safe Equip Fabricatng & Repair earns more on average than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Protectve & Safe Equip Fabricatng & Repair sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Protectve & Safe Equip Fabricatng & Repair.
Related Occupations in General Equipment Maintenance Family
8 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Survival Flight Equipment Repair | 337 | n/a | 12 yrs |
| Misc General Equipment Maintenance | 288 | $66,726 | 12.4 yrs |
| Locksmithing | 282 | $74,158 | 12.8 yrs |
| Tool and Equipment Repairing | 111 | $77,219 | 11.1 yrs |
| Medical Equipment Repairing | 60 | $78,527 | 15.6 yrs |
| Bearing Reconditioning | 25 | n/a | 15.9 yrs |
| Bowling Equipment Repairing | 1 | n/a | 24.8 yrs |
| Domestic Appliance Repairing | 1 | n/a | 9 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Protectve & Safe Equip Fabricatng & Repair outside the General 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 (23 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Place Protectve & Safe Equip Fabricatng & Repair 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 General Equipment Maintenance Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Protectve & Safe Equip Fabricatng & Repair 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.