Series 5350

Production Machinery Mechanic

Production machinery mechanics who install, maintain, and repair industrial machines, such as lathes, presses, and milling machines. Most jobs are with the Navy and the Army, at shipyards, depots, and plants.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

5300 Industrial Equipment Maintenance Family · Federal Wage System (trades)

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 56
Open now: 4
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Rising (+50%)
Demand score: 50/100
Remote opportunity score: Not enough data
Veteran opportunity score: 80/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

WG-5 to WG-11

Most common promotion potential: WG-11

WG pay plan, used by 57% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$38,787 to $105,101 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: 25%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 75%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 57%
Telework eligible (open now): 0%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of the Navy (29)
Department of the Army (20)
Department of the Air Force (5)
Department of Homeland Security (2)

Top states

Oklahoma (15)
Washington (10)
Hawaii (5)
Alabama (4)
Maine (4)

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 5350 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	About average
February	About average
March	7% above average
April	About average
May	5% below average
June	7% above average
July	About average
August	11% above average
September	About average
October	About average
November	8% below average
December	5% 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 5350 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	83
FY 2019	65
FY 2020	83
FY 2021	67
FY 2022	60
FY 2023	85
FY 2024	81
FY 2025	30
FY 2026	56

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 5350 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	2
Jan 2026	8
Feb 2026	5
Mar 2026	9
Apr 2026	6
May 2026	3
Jun 2026	2
Jul 2026	5
Aug 2026	11
Sep 2026	2
Oct 2026	2
Nov 2026 (month to date)	1

5306 Air Conditioning Equipment Mechanic 389 postings in 12 months
5378 Powered Support Systems Mechanic 228 postings in 12 months
5352 Industrial Equipment Mechanic 114 postings in 12 months
5301 Miscellaneous Industrial Equipment Maintenance 90 postings in 12 months
5334 Marine Machinery Mechanic 88 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.