Series 8801

General Aircraft Overhaul

Aircraft overhaul workers who inspect, repair, and rebuild aircraft and their parts. Most jobs are with Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard units.

Plain-language description based on the OPM series definition.

8800 Aircraft Overhaul Family · Federal Wage System (trades)

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At a glance

Job postings, last 12 months: 191
Open now: 13
Trend (last 3 months vs. 3 before): Rising (+14%)
Demand score: 71/100
Remote opportunity score: 0/100
Veteran opportunity score: 71/100

What these scores mean

Grades and pay

Typical grades

WS-10 to WS-14

Most common promotion potential: WS-10

WS pay plan, used by 73% of this series' postings.

Typical posted salary range

$91,526 to $109,317 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: 4%
Federal employees and other special groups only: 96%
Listed a veterans hiring path: 67%
Telework eligible (open now): 0%
Fully remote (open now): 0%

Who is hiring and where

Top hiring departments

Department of the Air Force (162)
Department of the Navy (23)
Department of the Army (6)

Top states

California (31)
Florida (17)
Washington (17)
Texas (15)
Kansas (14)

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 8801 by calendar month, compared with an average month
Month	Compared with an average month
January	About average
February	6% below average
March	6% above average
April	About average
May	About average
June	About average
July	About average
August	About average
September	9% above average
October	6% 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 8801 by fiscal year
Fiscal year	Postings
FY 2018	340
FY 2019	319
FY 2020	175
FY 2021	148
FY 2022	145
FY 2023	229
FY 2024	260
FY 2025	143
FY 2026	194

Postings by month, last 12 months

Job announcements for series 8801 opened each month
Month	Postings
Dec 2025	17
Jan 2026	26
Feb 2026	17
Mar 2026	30
Apr 2026	19
May 2026	13
Jun 2026	17
Jul 2026	6
Aug 2026	14
Sep 2026	18
Oct 2026	9
Nov 2026 (month to date)	5

8852 Aircraft Mechanic 951 postings in 12 months
8810 Aircraft Propeller Mechanic 22 postings in 12 months
8862 Aircraft Attending 13 postings in 12 months
8840 Aircraft Mechanical Parts Repairing 12 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.