Series 5823

Automotive Mechanic

Automotive mechanics who maintain and repair cars, trucks, buses, and other road vehicles, including engines, brakes, and electrical systems. Many jobs are with the Air Force and the Navy.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

5800 Transportation/Mobile Equipment Maintenance Family · Federal Wage System (trades)

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 301
Open now: 24
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Rising (+28%)
Demand score: 77/100
Remote opportunity score: 0/100
Veteran opportunity score: 87/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

NA-5 to NA-10

Most common promotion potential: NA-10

NA pay plan, used by 51% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$91,083 to $121,002 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: 80%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 20%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 8%
Telework eligible (open now): 0%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of the Air Force (92)
Department of the Navy (51)
Department of Homeland Security (45)
Department of the Army (34)
Department of Justice (23)

Top states

California (34)
Texas (29)
Florida (23)
Virginia (14)
New York (13)

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 5823 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	About average
February	About average
March	13% above average
April	About average
May	About average
June	About average
July	7% below average
August	10% above average
September	About average
October	About average
November	6% below average
December	8% 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 5823 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	270
FY 2019	297
FY 2020	335
FY 2021	300
FY 2022	319
FY 2023	337
FY 2024	311
FY 2025	194
FY 2026	296

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 5823 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	26
Jan 2026	22
Feb 2026	30
Mar 2026	29
Apr 2026	31
May 2026	23
Jun 2026	19
Jul 2026	23
Aug 2026	25
Sep 2026	29
Oct 2026	29
Nov 2026 (month to date)	15

5801 General Transportation/Mobile Equipment Maintenance 1,602 postings in 12 months
5803 Heavy Mobile Equipment Mechanic 831 postings in 12 months
5806 Mobile Equipment Servicing 32 postings in 12 months
5876 Electromotive Equipment 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.