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Federal occupational series 8852

Aircraft Mechanic

There are 80 open federal jobs in occupational series 8852 (Aircraft Mechanic) as of October 23, 2026; the median advertised salary is $81,006.

The government made 1,021 hires in this series over the last twelve months against 80 postings live here today — roughly 13 hires for every advertised role. Most of this hiring never reaches a job board.

1,021
Hires, 12 months
—
Most common hiring grade
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Median pay at hire
80
Advertised here today

Where it is hiring

Top agencies
Department of the Air Force581
Department of the Army267
Department of the Navy165
Department of Homeland Security7
Department of Agriculture1
Top states
North Carolina7
Texas1

Hire counts by employing agency and duty state, trailing twelve months. OPM suppressed the duty location on 99% of hires in this series — small offices where a state would identify the individual — so the state table ranks the disclosed remainder, not all 1,021 hires.