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Federal occupational series 2805

Electrician

There are 21 open federal jobs in occupational series 2805 (Electrician) as of October 23, 2026; the median advertised salary is $78,270.

The government made 339 hires in this series over the last twelve months against 21 postings live here today — roughly 16 hires for every advertised role. Most of this hiring never reaches a job board.

339
Hires, 12 months
—
Most common hiring grade
$72,064
Median pay at hire
21
Advertised here today

Where it is hiring

Top agencies
Department of the Navy163
Department of Veterans Affairs88
Department of the Air Force20
Department of Homeland Security14
Department of the Army14
Department of Interior10
Department of Justice10
Department of Defense7
Top states
Maryland15
New York14
Texas11
Pennsylvania7
Washington, D.C.6
California5
North Carolina5
Michigan4

Hire counts by employing agency and duty state, trailing twelve months. OPM suppressed the duty location on 60% of hires in this series — small offices where a state would identify the individual — so the state table ranks the disclosed remainder, not all 339 hires.