Airfield Clearing Equipment Operating
Everything OPM FedScope (June 2026) reports about the Airfield Clearing Equipment Operating occupation series (code 5767): headcount, average salary, length of service, and pay comparison.
The verdict
In the Transportation/mobile Equipment Operation Family family, Airfield Clearing Equipment Operating counts 42 employees, a smaller, specialized federal occupation at 0.0% of the federal civilian workforce, and headcount declined from the prior period; pay averages n/a, which pays below the federal-wide average.
- Headcount change
- -2.3%
- Pay change
- 0.0%
- Avg tenure
- 10.2 yrs
- Rank in family
- #14 of 15
FedScope read on Airfield Clearing Equipment Operating (thin series)
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 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. 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 Transportation/mobile Equipment Operation Family family (code 57) groups Airfield Clearing Equipment Operating together with 14 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Airfield Clearing Equipment Operating postings should also review these sibling occupations in the Transportation/mobile Equipment Operation Family family. The Transportation/mobile Equipment Operation Family family totals 9,311 employees, and Airfield Clearing Equipment Operating accounts for 0.5% of them.
Salary context · lean-pay series
How Airfield Clearing Equipment Operating pay compares to the federal average
Occupation Average
n/a
Federal Average
$117,339
vs. Federal Avg
-100.0%
Where Airfield Clearing Equipment Operating ranks on lean federal pay
Airfield Clearing Equipment Operating earns more on average than 0% of federal occupation series (0 of 541). The highlighted bar marks where Airfield Clearing Equipment Operating sits in the federal pay distribution.
Average-salary distribution across all 541 federal occupation series; the highlighted bar marks Airfield Clearing Equipment Operating.
Related Occupations in Transportation/mobile Equipment Operation Family
10 other occupations in the same family
| Occupation | Employees | Avg Salary | Avg LOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Operating | 4,012 | $61,944 | 12.6 yrs |
| Engineering Equipment Operating | 2,691 | $78,062 | 13.2 yrs |
| Crane Operating | 616 | $90,118 | 13.9 yrs |
| Misc Transportation/mobile Equipment Oper | 512 | $60,267 | 13 yrs |
| Tractor Operating | 437 | $60,593 | 11.6 yrs |
| Small Craft Operating | 225 | $76,720 | 12.5 yrs |
| Deckhand | 192 | $66,505 | 7.3 yrs |
| Ship Operating | 129 | $101,346 | 14.4 yrs |
| Fork Lift Operating | 126 | $67,848 | 12.4 yrs |
| Riverboat Operating | 120 | n/a | 15 yrs |
Nationwide peers near this thin headcount
Two peer sets for Airfield Clearing Equipment Operating outside the Transportation/mobile Equipment Operation Family family, on headcount and average salary axes that vary across all OPM occupation series.
Similar thin headcount
Nearest employee counts in other occupation families (42 here).
Similar lean average salary
Nearest average salaries in other occupation families (n/a here).
Key takeaways
- Place Airfield Clearing Equipment Operating 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/mobile Equipment Operation Family family occupations in the table above, or search current Airfield Clearing Equipment Operating 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.