Air Traffic Assistance

What the Numbers Say About Air Traffic Assistance

As of the March 2025 reporting window, 229 people work in the Air Traffic Assistance occupation (OPM code 2154) across federal agencies, 0.0% of the 2,289,472-strong federal civilian workforce. Headcount moved down by -0.4% from 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.

Average tenure in Air Traffic Assistance runs 13 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. Pay averages $82,143 per year, 25.2% below the $109,869 federal civilian average and up 1.9% from the prior period, a modest shift, consistent with routine locality pay and grade-level movement.

Air Traffic Assistance sits inside the Transportation Group family (code 21), which contains 19 related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Air Traffic Assistance 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 Transportation Group family (19 occupations, 44,430 employees combined), Air Traffic Assistance holds the #13 spot by headcount, a 0.5% share of the family total.