Telecommunications Mechanic
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Telecommunications Mechanic occupation series (code 2502), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
Telecommunications Mechanic is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 176 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the Wire Communications Equipment Installation and Maintenance Family family. At an average salary of $74,659 it pays below the federal average, and headcount declined from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- -1.7%
- Pay change
- +0.3%
- Avg tenure
- 13.5 yrs
- Rank in family
- #1 of 3
What the Numbers Say About Telecommunications Mechanic
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 up 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.
Code 25, the Wire Communications Equipment Installation and Maintenance Family family, is where the federal government classifies Telecommunications Mechanic alongside 2 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Telecommunications Mechanic postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Wire Communications Equipment Installation and Maintenance Family family. Across the Wire Communications Equipment Installation and Maintenance Family family, 317 employees work in 3 occupations; Telecommunications Mechanic is 55.5% of that headcount.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Telecommunications Mechanic pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$74,659
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-36.4%
Where Telecommunications Mechanic ranks on lean federal pay
Telecommunications Mechanic earns more on average than 31% of federal occupation series (167 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Telecommunications Mechanic sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Telecommunications Mechanic.
Related Occupations in Wire Communications Equipment Installation and Maintenance Family
2 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wire Communications Cable Splicing | 124 | n/a | 11.6 yrs |
| Misc Wire Communca Equipmt Install & Maint | 17 | $135,905 | 13.7 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Telecommunications Mechanic outside the Wire Communications Equipment Installation and 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 (176 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($74,659 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Telecommunications 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 Wire Communications Equipment Installation and Maintenance Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Telecommunications 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.