Aircraft Freight Loading
Federal headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison for the Aircraft Freight Loading occupation series (code 6968), drawn directly from the OPM FedScope dataset (June 2026).
The verdict
In the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family, Aircraft Freight Loading counts 165 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount grew from the prior period; pay averages n/a, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- +2.5%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 13.5 yrs
- Rank in family
- #7 of 9
What the Numbers Say About Aircraft Freight Loading
For job seekers weighing career length: this series shows a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career. 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. As for pay, the latest move was a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change.
The Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family (code 69) groups Aircraft Freight Loading together with 8 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Aircraft Freight Loading postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family. Across the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family, 10,194 employees work in 9 occupations; Aircraft Freight Loading is 1.6% of that headcount.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Aircraft Freight Loading pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Aircraft Freight Loading ranks on lean federal pay
Aircraft Freight Loading earns more on average than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Aircraft Freight Loading sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Aircraft Freight Loading.
Related Occupations in Warehousing and Stock Handling Family
8 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Handler | 5,317 | $67,371 | 12.1 yrs |
| Store Working | 1,980 | $51,622 | 9.7 yrs |
| Tools and Parts Attending | 888 | $64,659 | 9.7 yrs |
| Materials Expediting | 821 | $62,168 | 10.4 yrs |
| Materials Examining and Identifying | 560 | $61,924 | 10.5 yrs |
| Hazardous Waste Disposing | 212 | $58,478 | 11.5 yrs |
| Misc Warehousing and Stock Handling | 131 | $73,379 | 11.9 yrs |
| Bulk Money Handling | 120 | $69,330 | 16 yrs |
Nationwide occupation series with similar scale or pay
Two peer sets for Aircraft Freight Loading outside the Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (165 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Place Aircraft Freight Loading 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 Warehousing and Stock Handling Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Aircraft Freight Loading 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.