Tool and Equipment Repairing
Drawn directly from OPM FedScope (June 2026), this page tracks headcount, average salary, tenure, and pay comparison for the Tool and Equipment Repairing occupation series (code 4840).
The verdict
Tool and Equipment Repairing is a smaller, specialized federal occupation: 111 employees (0.0% of the federal civilian workforce) in the General Equipment Maintenance Family family. At an average salary of $77,219 it pays below the federal average, and headcount grew from the prior period.
- Headcount change
- +2.8%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 11.1 yrs
- Rank in family
- #4 of 9
FedScope read on Tool and Equipment Repairing (thin series)
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 up 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.
Code 48, the General Equipment Maintenance Family family, is where the federal government classifies Tool and Equipment Repairing alongside 8 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Tool and Equipment Repairing postings should also review these sibling occupations in the General Equipment Maintenance Family family. The General Equipment Maintenance Family family totals 1,128 employees, and Tool and Equipment Repairing accounts for 9.8% of them.
Salary Context
How Tool and Equipment Repairing pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$77,219
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-34.2%
Where Tool and Equipment Repairing ranks on federal pay
Tool and Equipment Repairing earns more on average than 34% of federal occupation series (183 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Tool and Equipment Repairing sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Tool and Equipment Repairing.
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 |
| Medical Equipment Repairing | 60 | $78,527 | 15.6 yrs |
| Bearing Reconditioning | 25 | n/a | 15.9 yrs |
| Protectve & Safe Equip Fabricatng & Repair | 23 | n/a | 12.9 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 Tool and Equipment Repairing 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 (111 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($77,219 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Tool and Equipment Repairing 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 Tool and Equipment Repairing 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.