Series 2805

Electrician

Electricians who install, maintain, and repair electrical wiring, fixtures, and equipment in federal buildings and facilities.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

2800 Electrical Installation and Maintenance Family · Federal Wage System (trades)

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 525
Open now: 38
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Rising (+14%)
Demand score: 84/100
Remote opportunity score: 0/100
Veteran opportunity score: 88/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

WG-10

Most common promotion potential: WG-10

WG pay plan, used by 71% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$64,801 to $75,508 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: 64%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 36%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 26%
Telework eligible (open now): 0%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of Veterans Affairs (172)
Department of the Navy (91)
Department of the Air Force (47)
Department of the Army (45)
Department of Homeland Security (38)

Top states

Virginia (57)
California (45)
District of Columbia (32)
Texas (27)
Hawaii (23)

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 2805 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	8% below average
February	About average
March	9% above average
April	About average
May	About average
June	About average
July	About average
August	10% above average
September	5% below average
October	11% above average
November	5% below average
December	9% below 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 2805 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	617
FY 2019	731
FY 2020	633
FY 2021	600
FY 2022	748
FY 2023	775
FY 2024	582
FY 2025	427
FY 2026	510

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 2805 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	34
Jan 2026	28
Feb 2026	48
Mar 2026	53
Apr 2026	54
May 2026	39
Jun 2026	41
Jul 2026	50
Aug 2026	44
Sep 2026	51
Oct 2026	53
Nov 2026 (month to date)	30

2810 High Voltage Electrician 185 postings in 12 months
2892 Aircraft Electrician 98 postings in 12 months
2854 Electrical Equipment Repairer 30 postings in 12 months
2801 Miscellaneous Electrical Installation and Maintenance 22 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.