Air Safety Investigating
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Air Safety Investigating occupation series (code 1815): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
In the Investigation Group family, Air Safety Investigating counts 27 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined from the prior period; pay averages $141,503, which pays above the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -3.6%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 18.4 yrs
- Rank in family
- #19 of 20
FedScope read on Air Safety Investigating (thin series)
Headcount moved down versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend. Pay moved sideways between the two reporting periods, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. On length of service, this series shows a long average tenure, typical of career federal roles where employees stay through much of a full career before retirement.
Code 18, the Investigation Group family, is where the federal government classifies Air Safety Investigating alongside 19 related occupations. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Air Safety Investigating postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Investigation Group family. Air Safety Investigating makes up 0.0% of the Investigation Group family's 209,389 combined employees.
Salary context · rich-pay series
How Air Safety Investigating pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$141,503
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
+20.6%
Where Air Safety Investigating ranks on rich federal pay
Air Safety Investigating earns more on average than 83% of federal occupation series (450 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Air Safety Investigating sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Air Safety Investigating.
Related Occupations in Investigation Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance Inspection and Support | 53,444 | n/a | 9.8 yrs |
| Criminal Investigation | 44,633 | n/a | 14.5 yrs |
| General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, and Compliance Series | 44,491 | n/a | 14.8 yrs |
| Customs and Border Protection | 27,421 | n/a | 14.7 yrs |
| Border Patrol Enforcement Series | 21,781 | n/a | 13.3 yrs |
| Consumer Safety Inspection | 5,242 | $74,073 | 15.3 yrs |
| Aviation Safety | 4,206 | $143,216 | 15 yrs |
| Investigative Analysis | 2,129 | n/a | 15.9 yrs |
| Import Compliance Series | 1,104 | $126,314 | 16.5 yrs |
| Wage and Hour Investigation Series | 885 | $120,994 | 17.1 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Air Safety Investigating outside the Investigation Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (27 here).
Similar rich average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($141,503 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Air Safety Investigating pay in context with the pay-rank chart above, then compare it with another occupation.
- Turn an average salary into a grade: the GS pay grade tables show how grades and steps map to pay.
- Browse the Investigation Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Air Safety Investigating postings on USAJOBS.
OPM FedScope and Federal Workforce Data figures are federal civilian headcounts, average salaries, and length-of-service statistics - not job-quality scores, hiring advice, or a live vacancy listing. A larger or higher-paid agency is not a better employer.