Series 2606

Electronic Industrial Controls Mechanic

Mechanics who install, maintain, and repair electronic control systems for industrial equipment, building systems, and automated machinery.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

2600 Electronic Equipment Installation and Maintenance Family · Federal Wage System (trades)

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 192
Open now: 14
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Falling (-25%)
Demand score: 72/100
Remote opportunity score: 0/100
Veteran opportunity score: 86/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

WG-10 to WG-12

Most common promotion potential: WG-11

WG pay plan, used by 82% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$65,010 to $79,556 per year

Median of the yearly salary ranges in posted announcements.

Who can apply

Share of job postings in the last 12 months, by who the announcement was open to.

Open to the public: 48%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 52%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 41%
Telework eligible (open now): 0%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of Veterans Affairs (44)
Department of the Navy (30)
Department of the Air Force (29)
Department of the Army (26)
Department of Homeland Security (20)

Top states

Maryland (22)
Texas (22)
Oklahoma (14)
Washington (14)
Florida (11)

Hiring patterns

Based on job announcements since Mar 2017. How patterns are calculated

When this series usually posts jobs

Postings are spread fairly evenly through the year, so there is no clear best month to look.

Typical postings for series 2606 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	9% above average
February	5% below average
March	7% above average
April	About average
May	9% below average
June	About average
July	About average
August	10% above average
September	About average
October	5% above average
November	9% below average
December	About average

Postings by fiscal year

The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30. Fiscal years 2025 and 2026 include the government-wide hiring freeze that began in January 2025.

Job announcements for series 2606 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	196
FY 2019	243
FY 2020	188
FY 2021	229
FY 2022	233
FY 2023	239
FY 2024	251
FY 2025	113
FY 2026	182

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 2606 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	5
Jan 2026	19
Feb 2026	23
Mar 2026	23
Apr 2026	20
May 2026	14
Jun 2026	15
Jul 2026	24
Aug 2026	13
Sep 2026	13
Oct 2026	14
Nov 2026 (month to date)	9

2604 Electronics Mechanic 391 postings in 12 months
2610 Electronic Integrated Systems Mechanic 334 postings in 12 months
2602 Electronic Measurement Equipment Mechanic 85 postings in 12 months
2601 Miscellaneous Electronic Equipment Install and Maintenance 28 postings in 12 months
2608 Electronic Digital Computer Mechanic 8 postings in 12 months

About this data

Job numbers come from the USAJOBS API: 244,223 job announcements opened from December 1, 2025 to November 15, 2026, plus 12,260 announcements open on November 15, 2026. Canceled announcements are not counted. Series descriptions summarize the OPM Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families.

These figures describe posted job announcements, not hiring outcomes. Always read the official announcement and its qualification requirements before applying. How the scores are calculated.