Engineering Equipment Operating federal employee pay and staffing
This page shows how large the Engineering Equipment Operating series is across government, what the average pay looks like, and which agencies employ the biggest share of people in this occupation.
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Occupation family
Engineering Equipment Operating is reported under the Transportation/Mobile Equipment Operation Family family in the latest OPM summary.
Agencies that employ the most Engineering Equipment Operating staff
These are the agencies with the biggest reported headcount in this occupation series.
| Agency | Department | Employees | Total salary expense | Average pay | Share of occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Service | Department of Agriculture | 470 | $32,555,125 | $69,266 | 15.9% |
| United States Army Installation Management Command | Department of Defense | 346 | $23,847,623 | $68,924 | 11.7% |
| National Park Service | Department of the Interior | 209 | $16,071,230 | $76,896 | 7.1% |
| U.s. Fish and Wildlife Service | Department of the Interior | 170 | $11,870,244 | $69,825 | 5.8% |
| Bureau of Land Management | Department of the Interior | 169 | $12,154,488 | $71,920 | 5.7% |
| National Cemetery Administration | Department of Veterans Affairs | 142 | $9,644,467 | $67,919 | 4.8% |
| Air Force Materiel Command | Department of Defense | 124 | $8,866,814 | $71,507 | 4.2% |
| U.s. Army Corps of Engineers | Department of Defense | 123 | $9,415,877 | $76,552 | 4.2% |
| Naval Facilities Engineering Command | Department of Defense | 119 | $8,953,332 | $75,238 | 4.0% |
| Air Force Global Strike Command | Department of Defense | 69 | $5,484,909 | $79,491 | 2.3% |
| Air Mobility Command | Department of Defense | 62 | $4,232,465 | $68,266 | 2.1% |
| Air Combat Command | Department of Defense | 61 | $4,248,400 | $69,646 | 2.1% |
| Bureau of Reclamation | Department of the Interior | 57 | $4,184,157 | $73,406 | 1.9% |
| Air Education and Training Command | Department of Defense | 56 | $3,767,855 | $67,283 | 1.9% |
| U.s. Marine Corps | Department of Defense | 56 | $3,945,536 | $70,456 | 1.9% |
| Veterans Health Administration | Department of Veterans Affairs | 46 | $3,214,250 | $69,875 | 1.6% |
| Indian Affairs | Department of the Interior | 44 | $3,150,202 | $71,596 | 1.5% |
| U.s. Army Joint Munitions Command | Department of Defense | 36 | $2,543,544 | $70,654 | 1.2% |
| Pacific Air Forces | Department of Defense | 19 | $1,636,679 | $86,141 | 0.6% |
| "International Boundary and Water Commission, U.s. Section" | Independent or mixed | 18 | $1,239,120 | $68,840 | 0.6% |
| United States Space Force | Department of Defense | 11 | $774,752 | $70,432 | 0.4% |
Common pay plans for Engineering Equipment Operating
This shows the pay plans most commonly attached to this occupation series in the latest OPM summary.
| Pay plan | Employees | Average pay | Share of occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WG | 2,186 | $69,930 | 74.0% |
| WL | 117 | $80,395 | 4.0% |
| WS | 78 | $95,249 | 2.6% |
| BB | 13 | $87,201 | 0.4% |
| XF | 13 | $74,177 | 0.4% |
Occupation totals come from the latest OPM FedScope Employment Summary Data (March 2025).