Air Traffic Assistance
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Air Traffic Assistance occupation series (code 2154), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
In the Transportation Group family, Air Traffic Assistance counts 212 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount edged up from the prior period; pay averages $84,118, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- +0.5%
- Pay change
- +0.8%
- Avg tenure
- 14.7 yrs
- Rank in family
- #12 of 20
What the Numbers Say About Air Traffic Assistance
Headcount moved up 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 up between the two reporting periods, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement. On length of service, this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.
Air Traffic Assistance sits inside the Transportation Group family (code 21), which contains 20 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Air Traffic Assistance postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Transportation Group family. Across the Transportation Group family, 42,428 employees work in 20 occupations; Air Traffic Assistance is 0.5% of that headcount.
Salary Context
How Air Traffic Assistance pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
$84,118
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-28.3%
Where Air Traffic Assistance ranks on federal pay
Air Traffic Assistance earns more on average than 40% of federal occupation series (218 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Air Traffic Assistance sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Air Traffic Assistance.
Related Occupations in Transportation Group
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Traffic Control | 21,627 | $153,037 | 13.7 yrs |
| Transportation Specialist | 8,313 | $123,621 | 16.6 yrs |
| Transportation Clerk and Assistant | 2,525 | $55,598 | 11.3 yrs |
| Aircraft Operation | 2,432 | $149,284 | 15.2 yrs |
| Transportation Operations | 1,900 | $105,349 | 16.3 yrs |
| Traffic Management | 1,400 | $119,205 | 15.8 yrs |
| Dispatching | 1,378 | $58,047 | 10.9 yrs |
| Technical Systems Program Manager | 672 | $191,580 | 24.5 yrs |
| Railroad Safety | 497 | $119,966 | 14.1 yrs |
| Motor Carrier Safety | 467 | $94,322 | 12 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Air Traffic Assistance outside the Transportation Group family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (212 here).
Similar average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families ($84,118 here).
Key takeaways
- Place Air Traffic Assistance 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 Transportation Group family occupations in the table above, or search current Air Traffic Assistance 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.