Air Safety Investigating

What the Numbers Say About Air Safety Investigating

Federal agencies employ 33 people in the Air Safety Investigating occupation (OPM code 1815), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -13.2% 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.

The average salary for Air Safety Investigating is $150,851 per year, placing it 37.3% above the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved up by 5.3% from the prior period, a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce. Average length of service in this role is 20.4 years, 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, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Inside the Investigation Group family (20 occupations, 211,925 employees combined), Air Safety Investigating holds the #19 spot by headcount, a 0.0% share of the family total.