Braking-Switching and Conducting

What the Numbers Say About Braking-Switching and Conducting

Federal agencies employ 51 people in the Braking-Switching and Conducting occupation (OPM code 5736), 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 up by 10.9% 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 Braking-Switching and Conducting is $66,105 per year, placing it 39.8% below the overall federal civilian average of $109,869. Salaries moved down by -0.5% from the prior period, a small shift, within the range of normal year-to-year rounding rather than a broad pay-table change. Average length of service in this role is 9.9 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

The Transportation/mobile Equipment Operation Family family (code 57) groups Braking-Switching and Conducting together with 14 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Braking-Switching and Conducting 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.

Within the Transportation/mobile Equipment Operation Family family, Braking-Switching and Conducting ranks #14 of 15 by headcount, accounting for 0.5% of the family's combined 10,693 employees.